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spooning en · NOUN

Etymology

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to spoon ▸ The act of picking something up with a spoon.
    • Frederick alternated between sips of coffee and spoonings of raspberries. 1995, Ernest Hebert, Live Free Or Die, page 246:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to spoon ▸ The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed.

Forms

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spoonings Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

spoonlike · spoonwise

Translations (2)

es cuchareo (Translations) · pt conchinha (Translations)

spooning en · VERB

Etymology

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

Meanings

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