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'tweening

'tweening is the present participle and gerund of 'tween.

Meaning of 'tween

Preposition

'tween

  1. Apheretic form of between.
    • “Skunks first colonized this land in 1794. With the arrival of European settlers, an uneasy truce was established tween man and skunk. Gifts were exchanged. Treaties were struck... and broken. A feud ignited, resulting in the Battle of Skunktown.”2021 April 18, Christy Stratton & Erin Wagoner, “Hoot 'N Haw” (1:33 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 18, spoken by Denise (Kristen Wiig)

Questions about 'tweening

What is 'tweening the present participle and gerund of?
'tweening is the present participle and gerund of 'tween.

Words near 'tweening in the dictionary

  1. 'tweenager
  2. 'tweenagers
  3. 'tweenbrain
  4. 'tweenbrains
  5. 'tweened
  6. 'tweening
  7. 'tweens
  8. 'twere
  9. 'tweren't
  10. 'twill
  11. 'twixt

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