LAYING ON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of contacting something with your hand

Example:

peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("laying on" is a kind of...):

contact; physical contact (the act of touching physically)

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