philandering

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English

Verb

philandering

  1. present participle and gerund of philander

Noun

philandering (plural philanderings)

  1. The action of one who philanders.
    • 1893, George Bernard Shaw, The Philanderer:
      She wont be convinced by anything short of it; because, you see, I've had some tremendous philanderings before, and have gone back to her after them.
    • 1977 April 23, David Holland, “Hockney: Portrait of the Artist as a Cuckold”, in Gay Community News, page 15:
      Straight critics [] were shocked by the explicit depiction of Peter's sexual philanderings, scenes that in 1977 are ho-hum in their shock value.