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awing en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /əˈwɪŋ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English wing English awing From a- + wing.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) On the wing; flying; fluttering.
   • Close upon the window-glass pressed our eager faces— Hearts and torches all aflare, frame on frame of laces, Wreathing roses all abloom, Cupids all awing, Valentines—and valentines! swung along the string, 1918, Margaret Widdemer, The Old Road to Paradise, Once When We Bought Valentines:

awing en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɔː.ɪŋ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of awe
   form of awe

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