"fancying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fancyings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fancying (plural fancyings)
  1. Something fancied or imagined. Derived forms: pigeon fancying
    Sense id: en-fancying-en-noun-C3pt4Q2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fancying
  1. present participle and gerund of fancy Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fancy
    Sense id: en-fancying-en-verb-HPaUvIID

Inflected forms

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