"monking" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: monk + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monk|ing}} monk + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monking (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Monkish. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-monking-en-adj-ssKPRf8W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: monk + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monk|ing}} monk + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} monking (uncountable)
  1. The work or life of a monk. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-monking-en-noun-n77zP4lz Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} monking
  1. present participle and gerund of monk Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: monk
    Sense id: en-monking-en-verb-lEXU8DZ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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