Gipsying
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An excursion into the countryside. archaic
"His friend Finlay had returned from the West Indies, and, making a tour through England and Ireland, bent his steps to the North to revisit the scenes of his youthful gipsyings with Miller."
- 1 present participle and gerund of gipsy form-of, gerund, participle, present
"L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Meantime she sang: her song was — “In the days when we went gipsying, / A long time ago." I had often heard the song before, and always with lively delight; for Bessie had a sweet voice, — at least, I thought so."
Example
More examples"L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Meantime she sang: her song was — “In the days when we went gipsying, / A long time ago." I had often heard the song before, and always with lively delight; for Bessie had a sweet voice, — at least, I thought so."
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