suing

Etymology 1

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of sue

Etymology 2

Compare French suer (“to sweat”).

noun

  1. The act of one who sues for something.
    […] her husband's increased and more frequent storms of passion, unfollowed by any halcyon and honeymoon suings for forgiveness […] 1834, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Pilgrims of the Rhine
  2. (obsolete) The process of soaking through anything.

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