westering
westering adjective: moving westward, near the west. Also the present participle and gerund of wester.
Adjective
westering (not comparable)
- Moving westward, near the west.
- The hills rose scarlet and gold to the north of the little town, and the westering sun shone ruddily and mystically on the crude new stone and plaster buildings of the dusty forum and the wooden walls of the circus some distance to the east.1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Very Old Folk
Noun
westering (plural westerings)
- A movement to the west.
- […] the Passover sacrifice had to be offered between the two evenings, or westerings of the sun.1872, Benjamin Street, The Restoration of Paths to Dwell in, page 366
- The "westerings" of their families are part of the frontier saga, different in detail but not in purpose. They all wanted land, better land from which to make a better living. For over a century the pioneer movement had flowed west, […]2010, William A. Owens, Three Friends: Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, page 20
Also used as
westering is also the present participle and gerund of wester.
Forms of westering
| plural | westerings |
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Origin of westering
From wester + -ing.
Questions about westering
- What does westering mean?
- Westering means moving westward, near the west.
- What part of speech is westering?
- Westering can be an adjective or a noun.
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