burying

English

Etymology

From bury +‎ -ing.

Verb

burying

1. present participle and gerund of bury

Noun

burying (countable and uncountable, plural buryings)

1. A burial.
   • 2000, John Limon, Stand-up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America, page 117:

     […] itself will always be with you, despite all cuttings, excretings, and buryings.

Derived terms

• burying ground
• buryingplace

 

Anagrams

• rubying