plight
noun
a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one.
plighting
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present participleof plight.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Yet plighting his troth to the party may have worried him more than he allowed.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2010
Folk Singer-Pacifist Joan Baez, 27, got married last week in a ceremony that was as much a demonstration of dissent as a plighting of troth.
From Time Magazine Archive
He doesn't help his case by plighting his troth at every opportunity.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the Asian giants were plighting their renewed affections, top Soviet officials continued their efforts to repair the 25-year-old schism between Moscow and Beijing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The express plighting of faith by each and all of the original thirteen in the Articles of Confederation two years later, that the Union shall be perpetual, is most conclusive.
From Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 by Abraham Lincoln
