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English
Noun
friending (usually uncountable, plural friendings)
- (obsolete) A sentiment of friendship
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , lines 182-183:And what so poor a man as Hamlet is
May do t'express his love and friending to you.
- (Internet) An act of adding a person as a friend on a social network.
2015, John Ellsworth, Unspeakable Prayers:Refreshments followed, coupled with teary farewells and exchanges of phone numbers and emails, and Facebook friendings.
Verb
friending
- present participle and gerund of friend
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