Maying

[ mey-ing ]

/ ˈmeɪ ɪŋ /

noun

the celebration of May Day.

Origin of Maying

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

Words nearby Maying

mayhap, mayhappen, May-Hegglin anomaly, mayhem, Mayhew, Maying, Maynard, mayn't, mayo, Mayon, mayonnaise

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Example sentences from the Web for Maying

I know you'll like 'Now is the month of maying' and 'The trees all budding'.
A Pair of Schoolgirls|Angela Brazil
It calms the mind to listen to your wife's niece singing, "Oh, that we two were Maying!"
My Lady Nicotine|J. M. Barrie
But then it occurred to me how very seldom one did meet a Quaker nowadays except in the "month of Maying."
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
But shall I find in any society such an unmeasured freedom of maying?
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner

But it takes a great deal to discourage children from going "Maying."
Small Means and Great Ends|Edited by Mrs. M. H. Adams

British Dictionary definitions for Maying

Maying

/ (ˈmeɪɪŋ) /

noun

the traditional celebration of May Day

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单词	maying
释义	Maying [ mey-ing ] / ˈmeɪ ɪŋ / noun the celebration of May Day. Origin of Maying 1350–1400; Middle English maiing;see May, -ing¹ Words nearby Maying mayhap, mayhappen, May-Hegglin anomaly, mayhem, Mayhew, Maying, Maynard, mayn't, mayo, Mayon, mayonnaise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Maying I know you'll like 'Now is the month of maying' and 'The trees all budding'. A Pair of Schoolgirls\|Angela Brazil It calms the mind to listen to your wife's niece singing, "Oh, that we two were Maying!" My Lady Nicotine\|J. M. Barrie But then it occurred to me how very seldom one did meet a Quaker nowadays except in the "month of Maying." Mystic London:\|Charles Maurice Davies But shall I find in any society such an unmeasured freedom of maying? The Ego and His Own\|Max Stirner But it takes a great deal to discourage children from going "Maying." Small Means and Great Ends\|Edited by Mrs. M. H. Adams British Dictionary definitions for Maying Maying / (ˈmeɪɪŋ) / noun the traditional celebration of May Day Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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