different between liming vs limning
liming
English
Alternative forms
- limin'
- lyming
Etymology
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The word is associated with sitting under a lime tree, or having nothing more demanding to do than squeezing limes. It is also thought to originate from "limey", a slang term meaning a British serviceman during World War II (noted for hanging around bars and drinking).
Verb
liming
- present participle of lime
- (Caribbean, Jamaican, Trinidad and Tobago, slang) hanging around, usually in a public place with friends, enjoying the scene.
- "No Liming or Loitering - No Shouting or Loud Noise" (written on a sign in Port of Spain shopping mall).
Quotations
- Lionel Ritchie. All Night Long (pop song, verse 2):
- We're going to party, liming, Fiesta, forever
- Come on and sing along.
Noun
liming (plural limings)
- An application of lime (calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide).
- The land required frequent limings.
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limning
English
Verb
limning
- present participle of limn
Noun
limning (plural limnings)
- A depiction.
- 2009, Leanda de Lisle, The Sisters Who Would Be Queen
- In the limnings, or miniatures, painted by the court artist Lavina Teerlinc she resembles her lovely grandmother, the King's late younger sister, Mary Tudor, the French Queen.
- 2009, Leanda de Lisle, The Sisters Who Would Be Queen
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