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Plaining

Plain′ing

,

Noun.

Complaint.

[Poetic]

Shak.

Plain′ing

,

Adj.

Complaining.

[Poetic]

Bryant.

Definition 2024

plaining

plaining

English

Verb

plaining

present participle of plain

Noun

plaining ‎(plural plainings)

A lamentation.
- 1592?, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
  And piteous plainings of the pretty babes, That mourn'd for fashion, ignorant what to fear...