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woulding

/ˈwʊdɪŋ/

woulding noun: an emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.

Noun

woulding (plural wouldings)

  1. (obsolete) An emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.
    • an act of some kind of woulding or appetite, and that is constantly twofold to the same matter; the flesh hath one woulding, and the spirit hath another1653, Henry Hammond, Paraphrase and Annotations on the New Testament

Forms of woulding

pluralwouldings

Origin of woulding

From would + -ing.

Questions about woulding

What does woulding mean?
Woulding means an emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.
What part of speech is woulding?
Woulding is a noun.
How do you pronounce woulding?
Woulding is pronounced /ˈwʊdɪŋ/.
What is the plural of woulding?
The plural of woulding is wouldings.

Words near woulding in the dictionary

  1. woulda, shoulda, coulda
  2. woulde
  3. woulder
  4. woulders
  5. wouldest
  6. woulding
  7. wouldingness
  8. wouldings
  9. wouldja
  10. wouldn't
  11. wouldn't be caught dead

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