# plighting

Pronunciation: say "PLYT-ing" /ˈplaɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of plight. — present participle and gerund of plight
   - Simple: The -ing form of plight. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The couple stood before the altar, plighting their troth in front of both families._
   - _By plighting his support to the new leader so early, the senator tied his fortunes to hers._

## Noun

2. The act of pledging or promising something, such as one's faithfulness in marriage.
   - Simple: The act of making a serious promise, like the promises made at a wedding.
   - _The ceremony closed with a plighting of troth beneath the old oak tree._
   - _The novel turns on a secret plighting between two young people whose families are at war._

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