sconcing

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sconcing

  • /ˈskɒnsɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈskɑnsɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnsɪŋ

verb

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

noun sconcings

  1. uncountable The activity of sconcing in general, as part of a meal or drinking game (commonly associated with crewdates; very similar to fining at Cambridge University).
  2. countable, uncommon Uncommon form of sconce, as part of a meal or drinking game.

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@misc{sconcing_2026,
  title = {sconcing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sconcing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}