woulding

English

Etymology

would +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwʊdɪŋ/

Noun

woulding (plural wouldings)

1. (obsolete) An emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.
   • 1653, Henry Hammond, Paraphrase and Annotations on the New Testament:

     an act of some kind of woulding or appetite, and that is constantly twofold to the same matter; the flesh hath one woulding, and the spirit hath another

References

“woulding”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.