Meting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who metes; a distribution or handing out.
"We are far more apt to yawn than to weep as we make our way through this series of loosely connected incidents, of unmotivated actions, of contrived metings-out of justice."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of mete form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"We are far more apt to yawn than to weep as we make our way through this series of loosely connected incidents, of unmotivated actions, of contrived metings-out of justice."
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