Embleming

/ɛmbləmɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of emblem (when used as a verb); serving as an emblem for something.

Etymology

From emblem (when functioning as a verb) plus the -ing suffix, indicating an ongoing action or verbal noun.

Kelly Says

Embleming shows how nouns in English frequently become verbs—we emblem (use as emblem), symbol (make symbolic), and author (write as an author), letting English speakers constantly create verbs on the fly without formal grammar rules.

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