What does arraying mean?
Arraying means present participle and gerund of array.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of array.
The oratory closed, the dormitory became the scene of ablutions, arrayings and bedizenings curiously elaborate. To me it was, and ever must be an enigma, how they contrived to spend so much time in doing so little.
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Arraying means present participle and gerund of array.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The oratory closed, the dormitory became the scene of ablutions, arrayings and bedizenings curiously elaborate. To me it was, and ever must be an enigma, how they contrived to spend so much time in doing so little.
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