# discoursing

Pronunciation: US say "dis-KAWRS-ing" /dɪsˈkɔɹsɪŋ/; UK say "dis-KAWS-ing" /dɪsˈkɔːsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of discourse. — present participle and gerund of discourse
   - Simple: Present participle of discourse. Use it when someone is talking or writing about a topic at length right now.
   - _The professor was discoursing on medieval history when the bell rang._
   - _Discoursing freely about art, she lost all track of time._

## Noun

2. The exchange of spoken words between people; conversation as a social activity.
   - Simple: Talk and conversation shared between people as they spend time together.
   - _The evening's discoursing ranged from politics to poetry and back again._
   - _She valued the quiet discoursing they shared on their long walks._

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