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WILLING

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WILLINGa.
Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913
Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready. Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. Acts xxiv. 27. With wearied wings and willing feet. Milton. [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs. Bryant. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired. [They] are held, with his melodious harmony, In willing chains and sweet captivity. Milton. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.] No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden.
willingnoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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The execution of a will.
willingadj
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Ready to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
willingverb
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present participle and gerund of will

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