definitions

sweeting

[ swee-ting ]
/ ˈswi tɪŋ /
|

noun

a sweet variety of apple.
Archaic. sweetheart.

RELATED CONTENT

Yams Vs. Sweet Potatoes: What’s The Difference?If you're not arguing about politics or whether or not it's time for Grandma to get some more grandchildren, there's one topic that's always guaranteed to make a splash at the Thanksgiving dinner table: Are those yams or sweet potatoes in your holiday casserole?
READ MORE
How Tastes Became TraitsPersonality traits are hard to change. But you can look to your food for inspiration to become a little sweeter, or perhaps spicier.
READ MORE

Nearby words

sweetheart contract, sweetheart neckline, sweetie, sweetie pie, sweetiewife, sweeting, sweetish, sweetleaf, sweetman, sweetmeal, sweetmeat

Origin of sweeting

First recorded in 1250–1300, sweeting is from the Middle English word sweting. See sweet, -ing3
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sweeting

British Dictionary definitions for sweeting

sweeting

/ (ˈswiːtɪŋ) /

noun

a variety of sweet apple
an archaic word for sweetheart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012