"scything" meaning in All languages combined

See scything on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: scythings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scything (plural scythings)
  1. The act of using a scythe.
    Sense id: en-scything-en-noun-ZD6pnpjn
  2. The mown material left after using a scythe.
    Sense id: en-scything-en-noun-PDQPLdBF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 73 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 74 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 78 12

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scything
  1. present participle and gerund of scythe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scythe
    Sense id: en-scything-en-verb-ACxg76ip

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "scythings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "scything (plural scythings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "frequent scythings"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of using a scythe."
      ],
      "id": "en-scything-en-noun-ZD6pnpjn",
      "links": [
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 73 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 74 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 78 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The mown material left after using a scythe."
      ],
      "id": "en-scything-en-noun-PDQPLdBF",
      "links": [
        [
          "mown",
          "mown"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "left",
          "left"
        ],
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scything"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "scything",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "scythe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of scythe"
      ],
      "id": "en-scything-en-verb-ACxg76ip",
      "links": [
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scything"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scythings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "scything (plural scythings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "frequent scythings"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of using a scythe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The mown material left after using a scythe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mown",
          "mown"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "left",
          "left"
        ],
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scything"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "scything",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "scythe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of scythe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scything"
}

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