"praying" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prayings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} praying (plural prayings)
  1. An act of saying a prayer. Derived forms: praying mill, praying wheel
    Sense id: en-praying-en-noun-6Zl9RnUQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} praying
  1. present participle and gerund of pray Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pray
    Sense id: en-praying-en-verb-VWX9Jv0w

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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