lessoning

verb

present participle of lesson
as in teaching
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners

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  1. teaching
  2. educating
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  • Grandparents teaching grandchildren to swim off the bathing platform.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese law schools have accordingly placed greater weight on teaching Chinese students to argue using the vocabularies of foreign legal systems.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • Shaw University played an important role in the Civil Rights era, educating many of the leaders who shaped the movement.
    — Yonat Shimron, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Doulas sought to empower women by educating them about childbirth, and by providing physical and emotional support before, during, and after that transformative event.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of educating
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“Lessoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessoning. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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