erring

English

Etymology 1

From the verb err.

Verb

erring

  1. present participle and gerund of err

Noun

erring (plural errings)

  1. The act of one who errs; sin.
    • 1837, Matthew Hole, John Allen Giles, Practical discourses on the liturgy of the Church of England, page 116:
      […] these errings and strayings are here, according to the language of Scripture, compared to those of sheep, and lost sheep.

Etymology 2

From the verb er.

Verb

erring

  1. present participle and gerund of er

Anagrams

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Pronunciation
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Verb

erring

  1. singular imperative of erringen
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