ALARUMING

Verb

alaruming

(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum

Source: Wiktionary


ALARUM

A*lar"um, n. Etym: [OE. alarom, the same word as alarm, n.]

Definition: See Alarm. [Now Poetic]

Note: The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as in an alarm clock.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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