Definition of "weening" []

• Present participle of ween. (verb)

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• "We need to peg gas at $3.00 a gallon so when the oil bubble bursts, we have the revenue to invest in weening ourselves from fossil fuel dependence."
• "I was describing this cake to my husband who thought that I said "Congratulations on your 'weening'" instead of "weeding.""
• "I'd been kind of weening myself, since I had a suspicion this might be an issue with this doctor, but still."