"versing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: versings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} versing (plural versings)
  1. A poem. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-versing-en-noun-WYTNI8Qa Disambiguation of Poetry: 57 43

Verb

Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} versing
  1. present participle and gerund of verse Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: verse
    Sense id: en-versing-en-verb-7gLTV-m2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92

Inflected forms

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