friending

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act of adding someone as a friend on a social media site.

   Like raising your hand to say you want to be friends, with one tap.

   Friending is now a normal part of using social apps.

   Quick friending often leads to a crowded, noisy feed.

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of friend. Use this form for the ongoing act of adding someone as a contact online.

   She spent the evening friending old classmates on the new app.

   Friending a teacher online is against the rules at our school.

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3. 3
   nounobsoleteuncountable

   A feeling of friendship for another person.

   And what so poor a man as Hamlet is May do t'express his love and friending to you.

   c. 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”Here, friending means a feeling of friendship toward someone.

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