arraigning

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/əˈɹeɪnɪŋ/

noun

An arraignment.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of arraign
nounarraigning (plural arraignings)

plural arraignings

  1. An arraignment.

    By no chance did you ever hear from him a whisper of those mean repinings, miserable arraignings and questionings of the Eternal Power, such as weak souls even well disposed will sometimes give way to in the pressure of their despair […]

    1871, Thomas Carlyle, The life of John Sterling, page 232
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APA

arraigning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arraigning

MLA

“arraigning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arraigning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arraigning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arraigning.

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