"proving" meaning in English

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Noun

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, {{m|enm|prevyng}} prevyng, {{m|enm|provynge}} provynge, {{m|enm|prevynge}} prevynge, {{m|enm|preovyng}} preovyng, {{m|enm|prufunge}} prufunge, {{m|enm|preofunge}} preofunge, {{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 Topics: homeopathy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːvɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English provyng, pryvynge, equivalent to prove + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|provyng}} Middle English provyng, {{m|enm|pryvynge}} pryvynge, {{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 entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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