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- verb Present participle of
spoon .
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Examples
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'Flirtation -- a little of what is called "spooning" -- but no more.
Lord Kilgobbin Charles James Lever 1839
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If you want to experience some spooning for yourself, you’d better get to the 14th floor where the spooning is fast and furious, at least until the scheduled end of the Ice Cream Float sale.
We put the FUN in fundraising Tyler 2009
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If you want to experience some spooning for yourself, you’d better get to the 14th floor where the spooning is fast and furious, at least until the scheduled end of the Ice Cream Float sale.
Archive 2009-10-25 Tyler 2009
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When not alone, though, then spooning, which is wondrous now that I finally [finally!] have a girlfriend with short hair.
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When not alone, though, then spooning, which is wondrous now that I finally finally! have a girlfriend with short hair.
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In that coquetry of admiration and flattery which in the language of slang is called spooning, young persons occasionally got so far acquainted that they agreed to be married, pretty much as they agreed to waltz or to polka together; but it was always with the distinct understanding that they were doing what mammas would approve of, and family solicitors of good conscience could ratify.
Lord Kilgobbin Charles James Lever 1839
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We, the Senate of the United States of America decree that we can improve the quality of side-by-side sleeping-commonly known as spooning-for all Americas.
Gawker 2010
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Colin Ferrell discussed spending a night "spooning" with Jeremy Renner.
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Colin Ferrell discussed spending a night "spooning" with Jeremy Renner.
The Our Gang Oscars 2010
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Gays now apparently pose a threat to 'spooning' in ...
elisheba commented on the word spooning
(of two people) lie close together sideways and front to back with bent knees, so as to fit together like spoons.
September 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word spooning
People fit together?
September 1, 2008
elisheba commented on the word spooning
sometimes they do, but always like synonyms: they can be very similar - or complement each other like synonym and antonym - but they never cover each other completely... and that's the exciting part :-))
September 1, 2008