Home › Words › D › dowryingdowryingdowrying means the act of bestowing a dowry as part of a marriage.EtymologyFrom dowry + -ing.nounThe act of bestowing a dowry as part of a marriage.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dowry 82% match — Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. vs dowrying →dowering 80% match — The act of giving a dower. vs dowrying →dowried 78% match — Provided with a dowry vs dowrying →dowage 72% match — dower; dowry. vs dowrying →dower 72% match — The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate. vs dowrying →dowral 72% match — Of or relating to a dowry (property given groom's bride) vs dowrying →dowress 68% match — A woman entitled to dower. vs dowrying →bestowal 67% match — The act of bestowing. vs dowrying →