"proving" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/ Forms: provings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːvɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English provyng, prevyng, provynge, prevynge, preovyng, prufunge, preofunge, from Old English *prōfung, equivalent to prove + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|provyng}} Middle English provyng, {{inh|en|ang|*prōfung}} Old English *prōfung, {{af|en|prove|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} prove + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} proving (plural provings)
  1. (homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested. Categories (topical): Homeopathy
    Sense id: en-proving-en-noun-RAz4kwFn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: homeopathy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːvɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English provyng, pryvynge, equivalent to prove + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|provyng}} Middle English provyng, {{af|en|prove|-ing|id2=participial}} prove + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} proving
  1. present participle and gerund of prove Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: prove
    Sense id: en-proving-en-verb-YuHpRyv1 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (participial)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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