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sweeting
[ swee-ting ]
sweeting
/ ˈswiːtɪŋ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sweeting1
First recorded in 1250–1300, and in 1520–40 sweeting fordef 1; from Middle English sweting, suetyng; sweet, -ing 3
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Example Sentences
Kaley Cuoco engaged to Ryan Sweeting after three months of dating.
From The Daily Beast
Sweeting stands before Greening, holding out her dress while Greening reaches down pepper-pot from dresser.
From Project Gutenberg
Thy wit is a very bitter sweeting: it is a most sharp sauce.
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Thomas Carew calls his "sweet sweeting" Celia; her real name is not known.
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He begs his "sweeting" to lend him her father's shield, but she says it is ill-fated, for her father fell by the spear of Gormar.
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But my sweeting sails three paces to that lubber's two, and if the wind holds we shall have time and to spare.
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