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    sweeting
    /ˈswiːtɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. an apple of a sweet-flavoured variety.
    • 2. darling: archaic "and all for you, my sweeting"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sweetingSweeting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. sweet· ing ˈswē-tiŋ. 1. archaic: sweetheart. 2. : a sweet apple. Word History. First Known Use. 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler. The first known use of sweeting was in the 13th century. See more words from the same century. Dictionary Entries Near sweeting. sweetie pie. sweeting. sweetish.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sweetingSWEETING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sweeting definition: a sweet variety of apple.. See examples of SWEETING used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWEETING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a variety of sweet apple 2. → an archaic word for sweetheart.... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › sweetingSweeting - definition of sweeting by The Free Dictionary

    Define sweeting. sweeting synonyms, sweeting pronunciation, sweeting translation, English dictionary definition of sweeting. n. 1. A sweet apple. 2. Archaic Sweetheart. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › sweeting_n1sweeting, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun sweeting mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sweeting. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  7. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishSWEETING - Definition in English - bab.la

    See more meanings of 'SWEETING' with examples. To support our work, we invite you to accept cookies or to subscribe. You have chosen not to accept cookies when visiting our site.

  8. redkiwiapp.com › en › english-guidesweeting: Explore its Definition & Usage | RedKiwi Words

    The term 'sweeting' [ˈswiːtɪŋ] refers to a sweet apple or can be used as a term of endearment. It is often used in a loving or affectionate manner, such as 'Come here, my little sweeting.'

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sweetingsweeting - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 19, 2024 · Noun. [edit] sweeting (plural sweetings) (obsolete) A sweet apple. (obsolete) A darling; term of endearment. Verb. [edit] sweeting. present participle and gerund of sweet. Anagrams. [edit] weesting. Categories: English terms suffixed with -ing. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. English terms with obsolete senses.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › sweetingsweeting - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    sweeting - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWEETEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to make a person or a mood happier or friendlier: I think you should try to sweeten him up before you ask him for the loan. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of sweeten from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) sweeten | Intermediate English.