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noun

ˈwe-diŋ How to pronounce wedding (audio)
Definition of weddingnext
as in marriage
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony the couple chose to have a garden wedding

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verb

present participle of wed
1
as in marrying
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

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2
as in mating
to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

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3
as in tying the knot
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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4
as in espousing
to take as a spouse a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day

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Recent Examples of wedding
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Swift was photographed in London on Wednesday, August 12, and later spotted at the wedding of recording engineers Oli Jacobs and Laura Sisk on August 15. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2026 In the show, Zimmer’s character questions the high-profile relationship a day before their wedding. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
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LaNasa has since remarried, wedding Melrose Place star Grant Show in 2012. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 Here, Michelle Edgemont, sales director at national wedding florist Poppy Flowers, explains the most exciting shifts in wedding floral trends, as well as a few that may have reached their peak. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wedding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedding
marrying
Verb
  • Jackson, 44, played Avery Buckley, an aspiring musician who has a romantic relationship with Panettiere’s Nashville character, pop-country star Juliette Barnes, throughout the series, with their characters eventually marrying.
    — Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Oscar winner became a politician’s wife in 1976, marrying future Senator John Warner on his 400-acre farm in Virginia.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of marrying

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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedding. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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