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amaying

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

To engage in merriment or revelry, often associated with love or playfulness.

Detailed Definition
The term 'amaying' suggests a sense of joyful play or frolic, often linked to romantic pursuits. In the context of the poem, it evokes a carefree spirit of love and enjoyment, emphasizing the lightheartedness of the speaker's feelings. This playful connotation enhances the overall theme of love's spontaneity and joy.
Example
Example in poetry:
Wordsworth's "we will go amaying" evokes spring rituals of gathering mayflowers in "Lines Written in Early Spring"; a dialect-infused folk poem: "At dawn we will go amaying through the dewy fields"; contemporary: "In urban parks we go amaying, seeking blooms amid concrete"; Robert Herrick celebrates "We will go amaying, gathering posies for the May Queen"; educational contrast: "Amaying" as verb for youthful frolic vs. modern "May Day marching"; 19th-century ballad: "Come, lass, we will go amaying ere the sun climbs high."
Additional Notes
The word 'amaying' captures the playful and joyous spirit of love, as seen in the quoted line.; Found in the poem, Thy fingers make early flowers of all things by E. E. Cummings
Also Known As
amazing variant wondrous astonishing bewildering
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