poring

Variant of pore

pore definition

pore (pôr, pōr)

intransitive verb pored, poring por′·ing

  1. Now Rare to gaze intently
  2. to read or study carefully: with over to pore over a book
  3. to think deeply and thoroughly; ponder: with over

Etymology: ME poren < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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