spiring

See also: 'spiring

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ
• (General American) enPR: spī(ə)rĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
• (UK) enPR: spīərĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈspaɪəɹɪŋ/

Verb

spiring

1. present participle and gerund of spire
   • 1802, John Drayton, A View of South-Carolina:

     spiring grass

   • 1825, Benjamin Maund, The Botanic Garden: Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain : with Their Names, Classes, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture and Physiological Observations‎, volume 3, Simpkin & Marshal, →OCLC:

     Too much heat is often given to seedlings, when raised in a hotbed or greenhouse; and the plants become spiring and weakly, in lieu of being short stemmed^[sic] and strong.

Anagrams

• prising, risping