erring

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English

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Etymology 1

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From the verb err.

Verb

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erring

  1. present participle and gerund of err

Noun

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erring (plural errings)

  1. The act of one who errs; sin.
    • 1837, Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles, Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of England, page 116:
      [] these errings and strayings are here, according to the language of Scripture, compared to those of sheep, and lost sheep.

Etymology 2

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From the verb er.

Verb

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erring

  1. present participle and gerund of er

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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erring

  1. singular imperative of erringen