praying
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praying
noun prayings
- An act of saying a prayer. c. 1854-1855, John Walford, Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Late Venerable Hugh Bourne However, after breakfast, the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.
verb
- present participle and gerund of pray
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Closest in meaning: implore, beg, prayer, worship, request, asking, urge, begging, mantis, requesting, requests, urging, pleading, supplicating, beseeching, imploring
Talk about this word "praying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/praying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. praying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/praying "praying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/praying.Cite this
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title = {praying},
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