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disliking en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English dislike Middle English -ynge English -ing English disliking From dislike + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund) gerund of dislike: a dislike.
    form of dislike
    • The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion. 1859, John Stuart Mill, “Introductory”, in On Liberty, London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], →OCLC, page 17:

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disliking en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English dislike Middle English -ynge English -ing English disliking From dislike + -ing.

Meanings

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