spooning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of spoon
noun
  1. The action of the verb to spoon
  2. The act of picking something up with a spoon.
  3. The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed.

Word forms

spooning spoonings

Etymology

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

Related words

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