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Raying

Ray \Ray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rayed (r[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Raying.] [Cf. OF. raier, raiier, rayer, L. radiare to irradiate. See Ray, n., and cf. Radiate.]

  1. To mark with long lines; to streak. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

  2. [From Ray, n.] To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. [R.]
    --Thomson.

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raying

vb. (present participle of ray English)

Usage examples of "raying".

Only when held up to the sun could the lines of fracture raying out from a very flat bulb of percussion be seen.

Fissures raying down the aprons served as the streambeds for rapid tumultuous creeks, the water pumped to their tops, or drawn down from rim water tanks that were pump-filled.