Word
burying
Phoneticsbury·ing
US/ˈbɛɹiɪŋ/
UK/bˈɛɹɪɪŋ/
Definition
n. the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave.
n. a gerundive noun referring to the act of burial or interment, often used in a ritual or formal context.
Examples
“They are burying the old car in the garden.”
“The team spent the afternoon burying the time capsule near the school entrance.”
“Historians often study how ancient cultures were burying their dead to understand their beliefs about the afterlife and social hierarchy.”
Examples
simple
“They are burying the old car in the garden.”
contextual
“The team spent the afternoon burying the time capsule near the school entrance.”
complex
“Historians often study how ancient cultures were burying their dead to understand their beliefs about the afterlife and social hierarchy.”
Etymology
From bury + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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