- Spiring
- Spiring Spir"ing, a. Shooting up in a spire or spires. ``The spiring grass.'' --Dryton. [1913 Webster]
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spiring — I. adjective Etymology: from gerund of spire (II) : rising taperingly to or as if to a point : soaring aloft : reaching to a great height spiring summits of vast mountains Thomas Pennant spiring grass II … Useful english dictionary
Spiring — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a patronymic form of the surname Spear, which derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal byname Spere , originally denoting either a tall, thin person, or one skilled in the use of … Surnames reference
Spiring — Spire Spire, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiring}.] To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. Emerson. [1913 Webster] It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being more inclined to branch into arms. Mortimer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiring, der — Der Spiring, S. Spiering … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
spiring — spaɪə(r) n. narrow tapering structure on the top of a building, steeple; natural structure which tapers to a point (i.e. blade of grass) v. furnish with a spire; taper to a point … English contemporary dictionary
spiring — spi|ring sb., en, er, erne, i sms. spirings , fx spiringsforsøg … Dansk ordbog
Reuben Spiring — Karl Reuben Spiring (born 13 November 1974 in Southport) was an English cricketer. He was a right handed batsman and a right arm off break bowler. He played with Worcestershire from 1993 to 2000, and played one match for the England Under 19s in… … Wikipedia
Peter Spiring — Football player infobox playername = Peter Spiring fullname = Peter John Spiring dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|12|13 cityofbirth = Glastonbury countryofbirth = England height = position = Winger youthyears = youthclubs = years = 1968… … Wikipedia
Volute spiring — Volute Vo*lute , n. [F. volute (cf. It. voluta), L. voluta, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ˈawe-inˌspiring — adj making you feel great respect and admiration … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
