spooning

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

Verb[edit]

spooning

  1. present participle and gerund of spoon

Noun[edit]

spooning (countable and uncountable, plural spoonings)

  1. The action of the verb to spoon
    1. The act of picking something up with a spoon.
      • 1995, Ernest Hebert, Live Free Or Die, page 246:
        Frederick alternated between sips of coffee and spoonings of raspberries.
    2. The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed.

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