splaining
splaining is the present participle and gerund of splain.
Meaning of splain
Verb (1)
splain (third-person singular simple present splains, present participle splaining, simple past and past participle splained)
- Apheretic form of explain.
- "Howsomever, dey 'ranged der 'fairs, en splained der bizness."1881, Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus
Verb (2)
splain (third-person singular simple present splains, present participle splaining, simple past and past participle splained)
- To condescendingly explain something, often extensively, especially to someone that knows more about it; for example, to mansplain, whitesplain, etc.
- Those who splain may have the intent of helping the situation, but the actual impact of their actions can feel condescending or insulting.2019, Jennifer Brown, How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Creating Trust, Cooperation, and Community across Differences, Berrett-Koehler, →ISBN, page 35
Noun
splaining (plural splainings)
- Apheretic form of explaining.
- You've got some splaining to do.
Forms of splaining
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Questions about splaining
- What does splaining mean?
- Splaining means apheretic form of explaining.
- What is splaining the present participle and gerund of?
- Splaining is the present participle and gerund of splain.
- What part of speech is splaining?
- Splaining is a noun.
- What is the plural of splaining?
- The plural of splaining is splainings.
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