noun. The making or composing of sonnets, as in praise or celebration of something; the writing of poetry.

noun. Song; singing.

verb. Present participle of sonnet.

"Or a fool, perhaps, for all her sonneting, for there are men who relish a weak headpiece as the chiefest ornament of women, especially when its indeterminate vagaries boast an escape-valve remotely connected with the fine arts."

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