spiriting
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/
Verb
spiriting
- present participle of spirit
Noun
spiriting (plural spiritings)
- (literary) The action of a spirit or ghost.
- the supposed spiritings away of missing children
- Inspiration.
- 1818, John Keats, "Spenser! a jealous honourer of thine":
- It is impossible to escape from toil / O' the sudden and receive thy spiriting' […]
- 1818, John Keats, "Spenser! a jealous honourer of thine":