bering
English
Etymology
From be- (prefix forming verbs from adjectives or nouns, usually with the sense ‘to make, become, or cause to be [like the adjective or noun]’) + ringCategory:English terms prefixed with be-#RING.
Pronunciation
Verb
bering (third-person singular simple present berings, present participle beringing, simple past and past participle beringed)Category:English lemmas#BERINGCategory:English verbs#BERINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BERINGCategory:Pages with entries#BERINGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BERING
- (ambitransitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BERINGCategory:English intransitive verbs#BERING, datedCategory:English dated terms#BERING) To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle).
- 1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter IX, in Kim, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC, page 235:
- [A]n elephant was captured for a time by the king's hunters and, ere he broke free, beringed with a grievous leg-iron.Category:English terms with quotations#BERING
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Cebuano terms derived from English#BERIN bearing.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: be‧ring
Noun
beringCategory:Cebuano lemmas#BERINCategory:Cebuano nouns#BERINCategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#BERINCategory:Pages with entries#BERINGCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BERING