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swevening

/ˈswɛvə.nɪŋ/

swevening noun: a dreaming.

Noun

swevening (plural swevenings)

  1. (obsolete, regional) A dreaming.
    • He saw distorted, dancing shapes in a nightmarish swevening.

Forms of swevening

pluralswevenings

Origin of swevening

From Middle English swevenyng, from sweven (“dream”) and thus equivalent to sweven + -ing. Germanic cognates include Danish søvn (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn (“sleep”), Norwegian søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”).

Questions about swevening

What does swevening mean?
Swevening means a dreaming.
What part of speech is swevening?
Swevening is a noun.
How do you pronounce swevening?
Swevening is pronounced /ˈswɛvə.nɪŋ/.
What is the plural of swevening?
The plural of swevening is swevenings.

Words near swevening in the dictionary

  1. Swett
  2. Swettenham
  3. Swettenhams
  4. Swetts
  5. sweven
  6. swevening
  7. swevenings
  8. swevens
  9. Swexit
  10. Sweyn
  11. Swezey

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