spooning
Meanings
verb
- present participle and gerund of spoon
noun
- The action of the verb to spoon
- The act of picking something up with a spoon.
- The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed.
Word forms
Etymology
The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.
Related words
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