Communing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who communes; a communion.

    "Hope had never been the companion of love. Even in her most secret communings with herself, she had never admitted even the fancy of their union."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of commune form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Hope had never been the companion of love. Even in her most secret communings with herself, she had never admitted even the fancy of their union."

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