lovering

See also: Lovering

English

Noun

lovering (uncountable)

1. (archaic, rare) Courtship; wooing.
   • 1897, John Arthur Fraser, Our Starry Banner, page 7:

     Does thee approve their lovering, friend Annie?

   • 1908, John Oxenham, Pearl of Pearl Island:

     In her own quaint way she enjoyed their "lovering," as she called it, almost as much as they did themselves.

   • 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress:

     Their lovering had advanced by glance and touch alone

Anagrams

• gloverin, lovinger, reloving, overling