queening
queening · queenings
Any of several kinds of appleAny of several kinds of apple.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)Any of several kinds of apple.
(countable, uncountable)The promotion of a pawn to a queen.
(countable, uncountable)The sexual practice of facesitting.
Origin
(apple): From Middle English quenynges pl, from quene (“queen”) but not completely certain(apple): From Middle English quenynges pl, from quene (“queen”) but not completely certain.
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Forms
plural: queeningsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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