spiring
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See also: 'spiring
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ
- (General American) enPR: spī(ə)rĭng, IPA(key): /ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
- (UK) enPR: spīərĭng, IPA(key): /ˈspaɪəɹɪŋ/
Verb
[edit]spiring
- present participle and gerund of spire
- 1802, John Drayton, A View of South-Carolina:
- spiring grass
- 1825, Benjamin Maund, The Botanic Garden: Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain : with Their Names, Classes, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture and Physiological Observations[1], volume 3, Simpkin & Marshal, →OCLC:
- Too much heat is often given to seedlings, when raised in a hotbed or greenhouse; and the plants become spiring and weakly, in lieu of being short stemmed[sic] and strong.