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reaping

USREE-ping/ˈɹiːpɪŋ/

Noun pluralreapings

2 meanings of reaping

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of reap. Use it after "is" or "are", or as the name of the action.

    They are reaping the wheat by hand this year.

    She is reaping the rewards of all her hard work.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Cutting and gathering a crop, or getting back what your actions earned.

    Everyone in the family helped with the reaping when the wheat was ready.

    The reaping took three long days in the hot sun.

    Similarharvest, harvesting

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reaping is a form of reap

reap, verb: To get something good or bad as a result of what you have done. Full entry

Forms
reapreaps he/she/itreaping -ing formreaped past tense, past participle
Spelling
reap → reaping: add -ing

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