Maying

[ mey-ing ]

noun

1. the celebration of May Day.

Maying

/ ˈmeɪɪŋ /

noun

1. the traditional celebration of May Day

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maying¹

1350–1400; Middle English maiing; May, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

To "go a-Maying" is in fact the principal ceremony of the day wherever kept, and for whatever reason.

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To go a-Maying "to fetche the flowrès fresh" is indeed the best part of the whole affair.

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Thus it was that Queen Guinevere went a-maying, and so have I told you all about it so that you might know how it was.

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Ask the first Irishman you meet if June isn't the month to go a-Maying?

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Not many of these customs now remain; the May-poles have disappeared; and very few of you children, I suppose, go a-Maying.

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