Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A sweet apple.
- n. Archaic Sweetheart.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A sweet apple.
- n. A term of endearment.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A sweet apple.
- n. A darling; -- a word of endearment.
Etymologies
- sweet + -ing (Wiktionary)
Examples
“sweeting" to lend him her father's shield, but she says it is ill-fated, for her father fell by the spear of Gormar.”
“Would it be possible for you not to mention your mother again, sweeting?”
“There is something you should know of Lord Donnelly, sweeting.”
“Trip no further, pretty sweeting; journeys end in lovers meeting, Every wise man's son doth know.”
“Go ahead and scream, sweeting," he murmured, busy with his flies.”
“In sweeting dreams a nothingness that firms to trap the feeble feet, arrests the weakened limbs and wraps what lies a”
““I still love you, sweeting,” Elise said hoarsely.”
“And so a blessing attend my little sweeting, said he, wherever you go!”
“I never told you the truth because I wanted you to be free, sweeting.”
“We should start looking for another tunnel, sweeting.”
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