# weirding

Pronunciation: say "WEERD-ing" US /ˈwiɚdɪŋ/, UK /ˈwɪə(ɹ)dɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of weird. — present participle and gerund of weird
   - Simple: The -ing form of weird. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _His endless conspiracy theories were weirding out his roommates at dinner._
   - _The constant glitches were weirding everyone out across the office._

## Noun

2. The gradual process by which something or someone becomes weird or strange. *(rare)*
   - Simple: The slow change of something or someone turning strange or unusual.
   - _Critics described the show's late-season weirding as a deliberate creative choice._
   - _A steady weirding crept into the village's customs over the decades._

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