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peeing

peeing

1 4.6
To let urine leave your body
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːɪŋ/
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  • They spend more time of the day peeing than not peeing.

He says human beings oscillate between peeing, suffering and boredom.

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Examples

  • Peeing is fine; nothing else, though.

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  • Peeing is a natural act.

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  • Everyone knows about over the counter pregnancy tests, peeing on a stick.

  • Peeing isn't torture.

  • After drinking a lot of water, he felt the urge to pee.

  • She quickly found a restroom because she couldn't wait any longer to pee.

  • The doctor explained that peeing is a normal process the body uses to eliminate waste.

Synonyms

piss
vspeeing
  • Offensive
81 8.4

An informal rude word for the act of passing urine

is the polite or neutral alternative used in regular speech
pee
vspeeing
  • Baby Talk
64 5.6

An act of letting out the body's yellow liquid

is the neutral general term used in everyday speech
leak
vspeeing
  • NSFW
42 8.1

An informal word for peeing

is the general everyday action usually intentional rather than accidental
pissing
vspeeing
  • Offensive
14 9.9

An act of peeing

is the less offensive everyday expression rather than rude speech
urination
vspeeing
13 3.9

Passing urine from the body

is the everyday informal term for the same action
wetting
vspeeing
  • Baby Talk
5 7.9

A polite word for peeing often used for children

is the straightforward everyday term not limited to child contexts
voiding
vspeeing
  • NSFW
1 7.8

The act of passing urine from the body

is the common informal word for the same action
pipi
vspeeing
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

A childish word children use for pee

is the standard informal adult word rather than child language
making water
vspeeing
  • Archaic
9.9

An act of peeing to empty your bladder

is the neutral modern everyday expression rather than formal phrasing
passing water
vspeeing
  • UK
8.2

To let out urine from the body

is the simple informal word used in daily conversation

How Formal

micturition
  • Specialized
9.9
urination
13 3.9
peeing
1 4.6
to pee-pee
  • Baby Talk
2 8.1

Surface Forms

peeing singular
peeings plural

Morphology

peeing = pee (transparent) = pee + ing

Regular gerund/nominalization formed from the verb 'pee' with the productive suffix '-ing', so the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Peeing comes from the simple child word pee, from baby talk pee-pee, and means 'passing urine'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the short sound 'pee', like the letter P.