WILLING

adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. 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.
  3. 3. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.] No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden.
Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025
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