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• greet — con·greet; greet·er; greet·ing·less; greet; re·greet; greet·ing·ly; …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• greet — I Cleveland Dialect List to cry, to weep, silently rather than with any great outcry. pret. gret or grat, p.p. gretten II North Country (Newcastle) Words to cry, to weep aloud III Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Cry(ing), moan(ing)Aye she s a… …   English dialects glossary

• greetingly — greet·ing·ly …   English syllables

• greeting — greet|ing [ˈgri:tıŋ] n [U and C] 1.) something you say or do when you meet someone in greeting ▪ She raised her hand in greeting. ▪ I smiled a polite greeting, but the woman hardly acknowledged me. ▪ The two cousins exchanged greetings (=greeted… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• greeting — greet|ing [ gritıŋ ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount something polite or friendly that you say or do when you meet someone: They exchanged greetings and sat down. He came to meet her, his hands extended in greeting. 2. ) count usually plural a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• greetingless — greet·ing·less …   English syllables

• greeting — greet•ing [[t]ˈgri tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act or words of one who greets; salutation 2) greetings, an expression of friendly regard • Etymology: bef. 900 …   From formal English to slang

• greeting card — greet′ing card n. cvb a card, usu. folded, printed with a message or sentiment, and illustrated, for mailing or giving to a person on a special occasion, as a holiday or a birthday • Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

• chow — n 1. food. The word is about a century old and derives either from the Far Eastern pidgin English term chowchow , mean ing a mixture, or from jiao(ze) (pro nounced jowzer ), which is Mandarin Chinese for a dumpling. 2. a Chinese person. The term… …   Contemporary slang