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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WESTERING

a.Passing to the west. [I believe not now used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WESTERING

WESTERING West "er *ing, a.

 

Defn: Passing to the west. Toward heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

westering

west er ing |ˈwestəriNG ˈwɛstərɪŋ | ▶adjective literary (esp. of the sun ) nearing the west. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from the literary verb wester, from west .

 

Oxford Dictionary

westering

west ¦er |ing |ˈwɛst (ə )rɪŋ | ▶adjective literary (especially of the sun ) nearing the west. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from the literary verb wester, from west .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

westering

west er ing /wést (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗西に傾く 〈太陽など 〉.