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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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McCord told People that several of the wedding guests, which totaled 81, pitched in to set up the wedding decor. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 On the eve of their media frenzied MSG wedding, which Parton was invited to but did not attend, Swift and the NFL vet gave millions to 20 charities across the nation. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 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
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  • The couple recently tied the knot in an elegant ceremony in Sicily at the historic Villa Valguarnera near Palermo on June 6, after officially marrying in London’s Marylebone Town Hall in advance.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Abel offers Camilo a job as his right-hand man back in Mexico, where the lifeguard goes on to cement his position by marrying the businessman’s daughter.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
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