Maying

[ mey-ing ]

/ ˈmeɪ ɪŋ /

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noun

the celebration of May Day.

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Origin of Maying

1350–1400; Middle English maiing;see May, -ing¹

Words nearby Maying

mayfly, mayhap, mayhappen, mayhem, Mayhew, Maying, Maynard, mayn't, mayo, Mayon, mayonnaise

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How to use Maying in a sentence

To "go a-Maying" is in fact the principal ceremony of the day wherever kept, and for whatever reason.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing
To go a-Maying "to fetche the flowrès fresh" is indeed the best part of the whole affair.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing
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.
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions|Howard Pyle
Ask the first Irishman you meet if June isn't the month to go a-Maying?
Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends|Fanny Fern

Not many of these customs now remain; the May-poles have disappeared; and very few of you children, I suppose, go a-Maying.
Holidays & Happy-Days|Hamish Hendry

British Dictionary definitions for Maying

Maying

/ (ˈmeɪɪŋ) /

noun

the traditional celebration of May Day

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