essaying

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English

Verb

essaying

  1. present participle and gerund of essay

Noun

essaying (plural essayings)

  1. An attempt; a try.
    • a. 1858, Charles Boner, Mother and Child:
      The dialogue most sweet
      Is a glad mother's converse with her child,
      When first he makes his essayings at speech.