raying
SayRAY-ing/ˈɹeɪɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of ray.
Beams of light were raying out from the lighthouse across the dark water.
The cracks in the old plaster were raying outward from a single point.
Note
The -ing form carries every use of the verb, so context decides which one is meant. Without an object it usually pairs with out or outward, as light or cracks spread from a center. With an object it means sending something out as if in beams, or exposing something to radiation. In older writing it can mean dressing someone (archaic) or even staining something (obsolete).
raying is a form of ray
ray, verb: To subject something to radiation. Full entry
- Spelling
- ray → raying: add -ing
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