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vining

vining is the present participle and gerund of vine.

Meaning of vine

Noun

vine (plural vines)

  1. Any plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining.
    Synonyms:
    climber
  2. Any plant the stem of which creeps along the ground.
  3. A stem of such plants, especially when thick and rope-like; a liana.
    • This was a full-on jungle, full of all kinds of creepy things - snakes, spiders. They expected Tarzan to come swinging by on a vine.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
  4. (UK, especially) A climbing plant that produces grapes.
    • They picked the grapes off the vine.
    Synonyms:
    grapevine, winetree
  5. Any plant of the genus Vitis.

See all 8 meanings of vine

Adjective

vining (comparative more vining, superlative most vining)

  1. Growing in the manner of a vine; twisting and entwining.

Noun

vining (plural vinings)

  1. A twisting, twining pattern or motion.
    • The mantels and windowsills were of white onyx, with delicate vinings of pink and green. The floor was strewn with richly colored mats and rugs.1880–81, Mary E. Bradley, Mizora: A Prophecy

Proper noun capitalized: Vining

Vining (plural Vinings)

  1. A surname.

Forms of vining

Adjective
comparativemore vining
superlativemost vining
Noun
pluralvinings
Proper noun
pluralVinings

Words formed from vining

  • vining pea

Phrases with vining

Questions about vining

What does vining mean?
Vining means growing in the manner of a vine; twisting and entwining.
What is vining the present participle and gerund of?
Vining is the present participle and gerund of vine.
What part of speech is vining?
Vining can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near vining in the dictionary

  1. vinified
  2. vinifies
  3. vinify
  4. vinifying
  5. vininess
  6. vining
  7. vinings
  8. Vinisitahan
  9. Vinisitahan-Basud
  10. Vinisitahan-Napao
  11. Vinit

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