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abhorring

  • /æbˈhɔɹ.ɪŋ/

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From abhor + -ing.

noun abhorrings

  1. uncountable, usually Detestation.
  2. uncountable, usually A detested thing. Rather a ditch in Egypt / Be gentle grave unto me! rather on Nilus' mud / Lay me stark-nak'd, and let the water-flies / Blow me into abhorring!

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of abhor

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@misc{abhorring_2026,
  title = {abhorring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abhorring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}