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willing

English

Etymology

  • (adjective): Old English willende, present participle of willan
  • (noun): Old English willung, from willian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?w?l??/
  • Hyphenation: will?ing
  • Rhymes: -?l??

Adjective

willing (comparative more willing, superlative most willing)

  1. Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.

Synonyms

  • agreeable, agreeing, consenting, voluntary; See also Thesaurus:acquiescent

Derived terms

  • willing horse
  • willingly
  • willingness

Translations

Noun

willing (plural willings)

  1. (rare or obsolete) The execution of a will.

Verb

willing

  1. present participle of will

Further reading

  • willing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • willing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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swilling

English

Verb

swilling

  1. present participle of swill

Noun

swilling (plural swillings)

  1. Greedy drinking.
    • 1942, Charles Graves, The Avengers (page 24)
      Amid raucous shouts and swillings of beer they informed Tommy that he had just been awarded an immediate bar to his D.F.C. […]

Anagrams

  • Willings, willings

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