philandering

English

Verb

philandering

1. present participle and gerund of philander

Noun

philandering (plural philanderings)

1. The action of one who philanders.
   • 1893, George Bernard Shaw, The Philanderer:

     She wont be convinced by anything short of it; because, you see, I've had some tremendous philanderings before, and have gone back to her after them.

   • 1977 April 23, David Holland, “Hockney: Portrait of the Artist as a Cuckold”, in Gay Community News, page 15:

     Straight critics […] were shocked by the explicit depiction of Peter's sexual philanderings, scenes that in 1977 are ho-hum in their shock value.