Talk:spiring

RFD discussion: April 2021–January 2022

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spiring

Really an adjective? Or just a participle? Meh, I have no preference. Yellow is the colour (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

• Looks OK to me - keep. SemperBlotto (talk) 06:29, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
• Also meh, but FWIW, that parses to me as the present participle -- in that usex, no different from growing grass, i.e. grass that is growing. But then I see that growing also has an "Adjective" POS, which I similarly disagree with, but anyway. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 18:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
• Delete. Where is DCDuring? I'm sure the opinion would be that it's not a true adjective but just an attributive use of spiring. I also agree with Eiríkr Útlendi on growing. Could be applied to loads of participles, e.g. Darkness is good for sleeping children. Air is good for breathing children. Cheers, Facts707 (talk) 01:43, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
• Just to note that the OED has an entry for the word as an adjective, so the lemmings principle may apply. — SGconlaw (talk) 11:18, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
• From the sole example, I would say it's just the present participle of to spire, but maybe there are other quotations where it looks more adjectival. Delete unless someone finds quotes that change my mind. —Mahāgaja · talk 12:16, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Delete and replace with a verb form entry, unless adjectival cites are forthcoming. ("very spiring" seems to net only scannos of "very"+"in-spiring" across various column breaks, etc.) - -sche (discuss) 21:53, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

RFD-deleted and recreated as a present participle. — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 03:46, 11 January 2022 (UTC)