partying
English edit
Verb edit
partying
- present participle and gerund of party
- 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 76:
- Early Sunday morning in Glasgow is often a sedate affair, with the city deserted due to the effects of 'liquermortis' after a hard night's partying.
Noun edit
partying (countable and uncountable, plural partyings)
- The practice of attending social entertainment gatherings.
- 1782, Mirror's Image: Advice to the Officers of the British Army, Francis Grose:
- one continuous round of convivial partyings