burying

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noun

A burial.

Similar
burial
OriginMiddle English biryinge →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bury
nounburying (countable and uncountable, plural buryings)

plural buryings

  1. countableuncountableA burial.

    […] itself will always be with you, despite all cuttings, excretings, and buryings.

    2000, John Limon, Stand-up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America, page 117

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconcealing something under the ground

Similar
burial
Broader
concealmentconcealinghiding
Also see
burial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbiryinge
  2. Englishburying

Inherited from Middle English biryinge, buryinge; by surface analysis, bury + ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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