# sweeting

Pronunciation: say "SWEET-ing" US /ˈswitɪŋ/, UK /ˈswiːtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A darling or sweetheart; an affectionate name for a loved one. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A dearly loved person, like a sweetheart.
   - _Good night, my sweeting, and dream sweetly until morning._
   - _She greeted her returning husband as her own dear sweeting._
2. A sweet-tasting variety of apple. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A kind of apple that tastes sweet.
   - _Each sweeting was small, round, and remarkably sweet._
   - _Cooks preferred sweetings for eating fresh rather than for tarts._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of sweet. Archaic; the modern verb is sweeten. *(archaic)* — present participle and gerund of sweet
   - Simple: Present participle of sweet. An old word: today people say sweetening.

## Origin

Formed from "sweet" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sweeting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).