Spooning

noun, verb

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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

Synonyms

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caressingdalliancefondlinglollygaggingnestlingpetting

Example

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"I wanted to grab another, but the next person in line, clearly a ravenous beast, had grabbed the tongs and was spooning polenta onto their plate with the eagerness of a puppy on speed."

Etymology

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

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