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Spooning

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of the verb to spoon; The act of picking something up with a spoon. countable, uncountable

    "Frederick alternated between sips of coffee and spoonings of raspberries."

  2. 2
    The action of the verb to spoon; The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of spoon form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

Etymology 2

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

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