Alining

/əˈlaɪnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of 'aline'; the act of arranging or aligning things.

Etymology

From 'aline' + '-ing' (present participle marker). This archaic form predates the more common modern 'aligning'.

Kelly Says

Old texts show 'alining' with one 'l', but 'aligning' with two—English tried both, and we settled on the version that looks more like the root word 'line'.

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