sunsetting

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noun

An instance of the sun setting; a sunset.

OriginMiddle English sonne settynge →
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Meanings

nounsunsetting (plural sunsettings)

plural sunsettings

  1. An instance of the sun setting; a sunset.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sunset

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsonne settynge
  2. Englishsunsetting

From Middle English sonne settynge.

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APA

sunsetting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunsetting

MLA

“sunsetting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunsetting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunsetting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunsetting.

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