sweeting
sweeting noun: a sweet apple. Also the present participle and gerund of sweet.
Noun
sweeting (plural sweetings)
- A sweet apple.
- a childe will chose a sweeting, because it is presentlie faire and pleasant, and refuse a Runnet, because it is than grene, hard, and lowre[…]a. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […]...
- Thy wit is a very Bitter-ſweeting, / It is a moſt ſharpe ſawce.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- A darling; term of endearment.
- Trip no further, pretty sweeting.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Proper noun capitalized: Sweeting
Sweeting (plural Sweetings)
- A surname.
Also used as
sweeting is also the present participle and gerund of sweet.
Forms of sweeting
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sweetings |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sweetings |
| alternative form | Sweeden |
| alternative form | Sweeten |
Origin of sweeting
From sweet + -ing.
Questions about sweeting
- What does sweeting mean?
- Sweeting means a sweet apple.
- What part of speech is sweeting?
- Sweeting can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sweeting?
- The plural of sweeting is sweetings.
Words near sweeting in the dictionary
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