marrying

present participle of marry
1
as in connecting
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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2
as in wedding
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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3
as in remarrying
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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4
as in mating
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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“Marrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marrying. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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