English Explanatory Dictionary

eking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of adding.
  2. That which is added.
  3. A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of eke

Word forms

eking ekings eeking ekeing

Etymology

From Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.

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