partying

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noun

The practice of attending social entertainment gatherings.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of party

    Early Sunday morning in Glasgow is often a sedate affair, with the city deserted due to the effects of 'liquermortis' after a hard night's partying.

    2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 76
nounpartying (countable and uncountable, plural partyings)

plural partyings

  1. countableuncountableThe practice of attending social entertainment gatherings.

    one continuous round of convivial partyings

    1782, Mirror's Image: Advice to the Officers of the British Army, Francis Grose
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APA

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Chicago

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