COURTING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

Example:

its was a brief and intense courtship

Synonyms:

courting; courtship; suit; wooing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("courting" is a kind of...):

appeal; entreaty; prayer (earnest or urgent request)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "courting"):

bundling (a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing)

Derivation:

court (make amorous advances towards)

court (engage in social activities leading to marriage)

-ing form of the verb court