noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of a person being chaperoned. countable, uncountable

   "In all my shopping chaperonings, I do not remember to have leant against the door-post, or stood with my back to the fire-place, […]"

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

duennaabigailaccompanyamahattendattend to

Example

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"In all my shopping chaperonings, I do not remember to have leant against the door-post, or stood with my back to the fire-place, […]"

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