Prosing

prose  (prz)

n.

1. Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure.

2. Commonplace expression or quality.

3. Roman Catholic Church A hymn of irregular meter sung before the Gospel.

intr.v. prosed, pros·ing, pros·es

1. To write prose.

2. To speak or write in a dull, tiresome style.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prsa (rti), straightforward (discourse), feminine of prsus, alteration of prrsus, from prversus, past participle of prvertere, to turn forward : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]