Definition of BURYING

burying

Meanings

Plural: buryings

Noun

  • concealing something under the ground
  • A burial.

Verb

  • cover from sight
  • place in a grave or tomb
  • place in the earth and cover with soil
  • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
  • embed deeply
  • dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
  • present participle and gerund of bury

Origin / Etymology

From bury + -ing.

Synonyms

burial, bury, eat up, entomb, forget, immerse, inhume, inter, lay to rest, sink, swallow, swallow up

Antonyms

remember

Scrabble Score: 13

burying is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
burying is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
burying is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

burying is a valid Words With Friends word