maying

May·ing

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mey-ing]
- /ˈmeɪ ɪŋ/
- /ˈmeɪɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-ing]
- /ˈmeɪ ɪŋ/

Definitions of maying word

noun maying the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days. 1
noun maying the early part of one's life, especially the prime: a young woman in her May. 1
noun maying the festivities of May Day. 1
noun maying (lowercase) British. the hawthorn. 1
noun maying a female given name. 1
noun maying Cape, a cape at the SE tip of New Jersey, on Delaware Bay. 1

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Origin of maying

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English maiing; see May, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Maying

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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maying popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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