essaying

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noun

An attempt; a try.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of essay
nounessaying (plural essayings)

plural essayings

  1. An attempt; a try.

    The dialogue most sweet Is a glad mother's converse with her child, When first he makes his essayings at speech.

    a. 1858, Charles Boner, Mother and Child
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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