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wending

wending is the present participle and gerund of wend.

Noun

wending (plural wendings)

  1. act of going, course
  2. direction

Meaning of wend

Verb

wend (third-person singular simple present wends, present participle wending, simple past and past participle wended or (archaic) went)

  1. (transitive) To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
    • We wended our weary way westward.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To turn; change, to adapt.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.
    • with the prowe at both ends, so as they need not to wend or hold waterc. 1611, Walter Raleigh, A Discourse on the Invention of Ships &c.
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To pass away; disappear; depart; vanish.

See all 7 meanings of wend

Forms of wending

pluralwendings

Questions about wending

What does wending mean?
Wending means act of going, course.
What is wending the present participle and gerund of?
Wending is the present participle and gerund of wend.
What part of speech is wending?
Wending is a noun.
What is the plural of wending?
The plural of wending is wendings.

Words near wending in the dictionary

  1. Wendig
  2. wendigo
  3. wendigo psychosis
  4. wendigoes
  5. wendigos
  6. wending
  7. wendings
  8. Wendish
  9. Wendland
  10. Wendlands
  11. Wendlandt

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