noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A burial. countable, uncountable

   "[…] itself will always be with you, despite all cuttings, excretings, and buryings."

2. 2
   concealing something under the ground wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bury form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

burialcortegecoveringdarkeningdead marchdeception

Example

More examples

"The dog was busy burying his bone in the garden."

Etymology

From bury + -ing.

Related phrases

burying ground

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