plaining

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/ˈpleɪnɪŋ/

noun

A lamentation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of plain
nounplaining (plural plainings)

plural plainings

  1. A lamentation.

    And piteous plainings of the pretty babes, That mourn'd for fashion, ignorant what to fear...

    c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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