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Westering

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Moving westward, near the west. especially, not-comparable

    "The hills rose scarlet and gold to the north of the little town, and the westering sun shone ruddily and mystically on the crude new stone and plaster buildings of the dusty forum and the wooden walls of the circus some distance to the east."

Noun
  1. 1
    A movement to the west.

    "[…] the Passover sacrifice had to be offered between the two evenings, or westerings of the sun."

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wester + -ing.

Etymology 2

From wester + -ing.

Etymology 3

From wester + -ing.

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