Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
LECTURING
lecture, lecturing
(noun) teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
lecturing
present participle of lecture
Noun
lecturing (plural lecturings)
The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
Anagrams
• relucting
Source: Wiktionary
LECTURE
Lec"ture, n. Etym: [F. lecture, LL. lectura, fr. L. legere, lectum, to read. See Legend.]
1. The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture. [Obs.]
2. A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
3. A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
4. (Eng. Universities)
Definition: A rehearsal of a lesson.
Lec"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lectured; p. pr. & vb. n. Lecturing.]
1. To read or deliver a lecture to.
2. To reprove formally and with authority.
Lec"ture, v. i.
Definition: To deliver a lecture or lectures.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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