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worthing¹

verb

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

Worthing²

  • /ˈwəːðɪŋ/ UK

Where it comes from

* The name of the village in Norfolk derives from Old English worþig (“enclosure”).

* The name of the town in West Sussex derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”).

proper noun Worthings

  1. countable, uncountable A village in Hoe and Worthing parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9919).
  2. countable, uncountable A coastal town and borough in West Sussex, England.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.
  4. countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{worthing_2026,
  title = {worthing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worthing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}