versifying
present participle of versify
versifying (plural versifyings)
A composition in verse.
He persuaded my mother to publish a little volume of these versifyings.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"si*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Versified; p. pr. & vb. n. Versifying.] Etym: [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L. versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See Verse, and -fy.]
Definition: To make verses. I'll versify in spite, and do my best. Dryden.
Ver"si*fy, v. t.
1. To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse. I'll versify the truth, not poetize. Daniel.
2. To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to versify the Psalms. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 September 2024
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
