abhorring

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English

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Etymology

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From abhor +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈhɔɹ.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Noun

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abhorring (usually uncountable, plural abhorrings)

  1. Detestation. [Mid 16th century.][1]
  2. A detested thing. [Mid 16th century.][1]

Verb

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abhorring

  1. present participle and gerund of abhor
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abhorring”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

Anagrams

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