Suing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who sues for something. countable, uncountable

    "[…] her husband's increased and more frequent storms of passion, unfollowed by any halcyon and honeymoon suings for forgiveness […]"

  2. 2
    The process of soaking through anything. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "In this instance, there is, upon the by, to be noted, the percolation or suing of the verjuice through the wood; for verjuice of itself would never have passed through the wood: so as, it seemeth, it must be first in a kind of vapour, before it pass."

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

Synonyms

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courtgallantryserenadesuitwooing

Example

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"She is thinking of suing as a last resort."

Etymology

Compare French suer (“to sweat”).

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