Poring

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who pores.

    "During my porings over a volume of the former for 1794, I fell upon a paragraph which caused such a sudden perturbation in my whole appearance, as to excite the curiosity of the surgeon[…]"

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

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stomaapertureavenueblowholebroachingcanal

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"I left Jeremy poring over his notes for his first accountancy exam tomorrow."

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