Sojourning

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who sojourns; a short stay or residence.

    "my sojournings all over Europe"

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

Example

More examples

"In Vancouver, BC, I found and bought a black soapstone Inuit carving of an Inuit man, fat and reminiscent of Buddha. I gave it to my Japanese friend Noriko, who was sojourning on Lulu Island, BC. Ever since then, I could never find a similar sculpture in the art stores."

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