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wassailing

wassailing noun: the act of performing a wassail. Also the present participle and gerund of wassail.

Noun

wassailing (plural wassailings)

  1. The act of performing a wassail.
    • I had rather kiss you than the tumbler, my dear / If there’s death in the cup, let us kiss before bier. / Our lips close with a cling / Undespondingly bring, / Then two happiest pairs to a good wassailing.1898, “Canto VII.”, in an Apologist, editor, The Epic of Humanity; or, The Quest of the Ideal, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., […], →OCLC, page 382

Also used as

wassailing is also the present participle and gerund of wassail.

Forms of wassailing

pluralwassailings

Questions about wassailing

What does wassailing mean?
Wassailing means the act of performing a wassail.
What part of speech is wassailing?
Wassailing is a noun.
What is the plural of wassailing?
The plural of wassailing is wassailings.

Words near wassailing in the dictionary

  1. wassail
  2. wassail bowl
  3. wassailed
  4. wassailer
  5. wassailers
  6. wassailing
  7. wassailings
  8. wassailry
  9. wassails
  10. Wassamasaw
  11. wassamatta

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