sonneting

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• Sonnet — Son net, v. i. To compose sonnets. Strains that come almost to sonneting. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sonnet — noun a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. verb (sonnets, sonneting, sonneted) archaic compose sonnets. Origin C16: from Fr., or from Ital. sonetto, dimin. of… …   English new terms dictionary

• sonnet — n. & v. n. a poem of 14 lines (usu. pentameters) using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English usu. having ten syllables per line. v. (sonneted, sonneting) 1 intr. write sonnets. 2 tr. address sonnets to. Etymology: F sonnet or It.… …   Useful english dictionary