discoursing
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
discoursing (plural discoursings)
- conversation
- 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “Happy”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker):
- “I have no appetite; I can't eat!” — “My dear fellow,” answered the Doctor in mildest tone, “it isn't of the slightest consequence;” — and continued his philosophical discoursings with us!
- 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:
- Mrs Gamp and Mr Sweedlepipe had many deep discoursings on the subject of this mysterious customer […]
Verb[edit]
discoursing
- present participle and gerund of discourse