Definition of Spooning

1. Verb. (present participle of spoon) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spooning

1. spoon [v] - See also: spoon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spooning

spoonerisms
spooners
spooney
spooneys
spoonfed
spoonfeed
spoonfeeding
spoonfeeds
spoonflower
spoonful
spoonfuls
spoonier
spoonies
spooniest
spoonily
spooning (current term)
spoonleaf yucca
spoonless
spoonlike
spoonmeat
spoonmeats
spoons
spoonsful
spoonwise
spoonwood
spoonworm
spoonworms
spoonwort
spoony
spoor

Literary usage of Spooning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From Reefer to Rear-admiral: Reminiscences and Journal Jottings of Nearly by Benjamin Franklin Sands (1899)
"... GREAT BASE LINE ON FIRE ISLAND—CAMP OUT—CLOSE AND CROWDED QUARTERS—spooning—GEDNEY CHANNEL DISCOVERED BY OUR PARTY—ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED—OFFICE-WORK. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"spooning. Driving with bare poles under a heavy gale. Sport Nautique d'Alger. Established 1866. ... spooning ..."

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