Wooing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Wooing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of woo.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of woo.
More Meanings
- A courting; the process by which somebody is wooed.
Example Sentences
A man giving a gift of roses is wooing a woman.
"Sweet soul! I know his appetite," said Mrs. Mallowe. "Did he, oh did he, begin his wooing?"
She felt a little as she had used to feel when she sat by her now wedded husband in the same spot during his wooing, shutting her eyes to his defects of character, and regarding him only in his ideal presentation as lover.
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive.
Word Forms
- wooings
Synonyms for wooing
Depending on context, synonyms include courtship, courting, suit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include courting, courtship, suit, go, seduction, loveship.
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