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abroaching

abroaching is the present participle and gerund of abroach.

Meaning of abroach

Verb

abroach (third-person singular simple present abroaches, present participle abroaching, simple past and past participle abroached)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
    • on the crosse a pike / Did set again abroach1633, George Herbert, The Agonie

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Questions about abroaching

What is abroaching the present participle and gerund of?
Abroaching is the present participle and gerund of abroach.

Words near abroaching in the dictionary

  1. abris
  2. abristle
  3. abroach
  4. abroached
  5. abroaches
  6. abroaching
  7. abroad
  8. abroadness
  9. abroahs
  10. abrocitinib
  11. abrocome

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