"spooning" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spoonings [plural]
Etymology: The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spooning (countable and uncountable, plural spoonings)
  1. The action of the verb to spoon
    The act of picking something up with a spoon.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spooning-en-noun-hiMB1ubn
  2. The action of the verb to spoon
    The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spooning-en-noun-SC267Rwk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spoonlike, spoonwise

Verb [English]

Etymology: The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spooning
  1. present participle and gerund of spoon Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spoon
    Sense id: en-spooning-en-verb-3i3o0WYq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 77

Inflected forms

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