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thorning

thorning is the present participle and gerund of thorn.

Meaning of thorn

Verb

thorn (third-person singular simple present thorns, present participle thorning, simple past and past participle thorned)

  1. To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn (sharp pointed object).
    • […] human nature is, above all things, lazy, and needs to be thorned and goaded up those heights where it ought to fly.1869, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Old Town Folks

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Questions about thorning

What is thorning the present participle and gerund of?
Thorning is the present participle and gerund of thorn.

Words near thorning in the dictionary

  1. thornier
  2. thorniest
  3. thornily
  4. thorniness
  5. thorninesses
  6. thorning
  7. Thornleigh
  8. thornless
  9. thornless honey locust
  10. thornless honey locusts
  11. thornlessness

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