spooning

English

Etymology

The sense denoting nestled repose is by metaphor with the way that spoons stack together compactly.

Verb

spooning

  1. present participle and gerund of spoon

Noun

spooning (countable and uncountable, plural spoonings)

  1. The action of the verb to spoon
    1. The act of picking something up with a spoon.
      • 1995, Ernest Hebert, Live Free Or Die, page 246:
        Frederick alternated between sips of coffee and spoonings of raspberries.
    2. The act of lying on their sides, nestled front-to-back on a bed.

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