woulding

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/ˈwʊdɪŋ/

noun

An emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.

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Meanings

nounwoulding (plural wouldings)

plural wouldings

  1. obsoleteAn emotion of desire; an inclination; velleity.

    an act of some kind of woulding or appetite, and that is constantly twofold to the same matter; the flesh hath one woulding, and the spirit hath another

    1653, Henry Hammond, Paraphrase and Annotations on the New Testament

Origin

From would + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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