staying

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: stāʹĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ

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• Hyphenation: stay‧ing

Verb

staying

1. present participle of stay

Derived terms

• staying power

Noun

staying (plural stayings)

1. A stay or visit.
   • 1907, The National Review (volume 48, page 135)

     The years that follow are chiefly noteworthy for his intercourse with four clever girl cousins called Southall, and sundry stayings at Moseley with a cheery, literary old grandmother […]

Anagrams

• Stygian, stygian