different between speer vs spearing

speer

English

Alternative forms

  • speir, spere

Etymology 1

See sphere.

Noun

speer (plural speers)

  1. (obsolete) sphere

Etymology 2

From Old English spyrian, from Proto-Germanic *spurjan?. Cognate with German spüren, Swedish spörja.

Verb

speer (third-person singular simple present speers, present participle speering, simple past and past participle speered)

  1. (Scotland) to ask, to inquire

Anagrams

  • Esper, Peers, Perse, Spree, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, spere, spree

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sp?re, from Old Dutch *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru.

Pronunciation

Noun

speer f (plural speren, diminutive speertje n)

  1. spear
  2. javelin

Synonyms

  • (spear): spies, lans, geer

Meronyms

  • schacht
  • speerpunt

Derived terms

  • speerpunt

Middle English

Noun

speer

  1. Alternative form of spere (spear)

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spearing

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??r??

Verb

spearing

  1. present participle of spear

Noun

spearing (plural spearings)

  1. The stabbing of something with a spear.
    • 2011, Cynthia J. Moss, Harvey Croze, Phyllis C. Lee, The Amboseli Elephants: A Long-Term Perspective on a Long-Lived Mammal (page 297)
      These spearings were not related to livestock killed but to young boys trying to prove their bravery.

Anagrams

  • Pinegars, preasing, reapings

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