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COURTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Example:
its was a brief and intense courtship
Synonyms:
courting; courtship; suit; wooing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("courting" is a kind of...):
appeal; entreaty; prayer (earnest or urgent request)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "courting"):
bundling (a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing)
Derivation:
court (make amorous advances towards)
court (engage in social activities leading to marriage)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb court
