abhorring

abhorring

English

Etymology

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English abhor
English -ing
English abhorring

    From abhor + -ing.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /æbˈhɔɹ.ɪŋ/
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    • Hyphenation: ab‧horr‧ing

    Noun

    abhorring (usually uncountable, plural abhorrings)

    1. Detestation. [Mid 16th century.][1]
    2. A detested thing. [Mid 16th century.][1]

    Verb

    abhorring

    1. present participle and gerund of abhor

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abhorring”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

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