b 3 e 1 i 1 n 1 g 2
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the state or fact of existing
noun a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
verb have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
originOriginated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.
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