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weirding

weirding is the present participle and gerund of weird.

Meaning of weird

Verb

weird (third-person singular simple present weirds, present participle weirding, simple past and past participle weirded)

  1. (transitive) To destine; doom; change by witchcraft or sorcery.
  2. (transitive) To warn solemnly; adjure.

See all 15 meanings of weird

Noun

weirding

  1. (uncommon) The process of becoming weird.
    • The weirding of English has been an ongoing phenomenon throughout history.2004, Evelyn Nien-Ming Chʻien, Weird English, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 4
    • The Anthropocene is about global weirding—the weirding of a natural world that can no longer be separated from human interference, but also the weirding of human existence that has become a “geological force,” beyond control and intention.2020, Gabriele Dürbeck, Philip Hüpkes, editors, The Anthropocenic Turn: The Interplay between Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Responses to a New Age, Routledge, →ISBN

Words formed from weirding

Phrases with weirding

Questions about weirding

What does weirding mean?
Weirding means the process of becoming weird.
What is weirding the present participle and gerund of?
Weirding is the present participle and gerund of weird.
What part of speech is weirding?
Weirding is a noun.

Words near weirding in the dictionary

  1. weirder
  2. weirdest
  3. weirdful
  4. weirdie
  5. weirdies
  6. weirding
  7. weirding out
  8. weirdish
  9. weirdist
  10. weirdists
  11. weirdless

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