Prosing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prosing is an adjective meaning Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.
Meaning
Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.
More Meanings
- Tedious talk or writing.
- present participle and gerund of prose
Example Sentences
the prosing speeches of the honest divine
I did not like to propose an adjournment thither too hastily, but patiently endured the prosings of my cicerone in the interior of the church.
He had great pretensions to wisdom […] but he was grievously given to metaphysics, and the prince found his prosings even more ponderous than those of the sage Eben Bonabben.
Word Forms
- prosings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prosaic, prosal, prosy, prosaical, prosaick, prosimetrical.
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