Elegising

/ˈɛl.ə.dʒaɪ.zɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of elegise; the act of composing or expressing an elegy; mourning in poetic form.

Etymology

From elegise (elegy + -ise) plus the present participle suffix -ing. The -ing form shows ongoing action or the gerund (noun) form of the verb.

Kelly Says

Adding -ing to verbs is one of the oldest patterns in English—it goes back over a thousand years—so elegising sounds both modern and ancient at the same time.

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