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weening

weening noun: presumption, imagination, supposition. Also the present participle and gerund of ween.

Noun

weening (countable and uncountable, plural weenings)

  1. Presumption, imagination, supposition.
    • […] and if I get a scanty living in the way I do, it is because the credulity of the people require such practices to satisfy their weenings — they wish to know all sorts of things, […]1860, R.R.B., The Upland Hall, page 54

Also used as

weening is also the present participle and gerund of ween.

Forms of weening

pluralweenings

Origin of weening

From Middle English wening (“supposition, opinion, presumption, doubt”), from Old English wēning (“supposition, doubt, doubtful thought”), equivalent to ween + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about weening

What does weening mean?
Weening means presumption, imagination, supposition.
What part of speech is weening?
Weening is a noun.
What is the plural of weening?
The plural of weening is weenings.

Words near weening in the dictionary

  1. weenieheads
  2. weenier
  3. weenies
  4. weeniest
  5. weenily
  6. weening
  7. weenings
  8. weenis
  9. weenises
  10. weenong
  11. weenongs

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