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accolling

accolling is the present participle and gerund of accoll.

Meaning of accoll

Verb

accoll (third-person singular simple present accolls, present participle accolling, simple past and past participle accolled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To embrace; cling to.
    • Thrice raught I with mine arms to accoll her1840, James Henry, Miscellanies, page 123

Questions about accolling

What is accolling the present participle and gerund of?
Accolling is the present participle and gerund of accoll.

Words near accolling in the dictionary

  1. accolee
  2. accolent
  3. accolents
  4. accoll
  5. accolled
  6. accolling
  7. accolls
  8. accollé
  9. accollés
  10. accolé
  11. accolée

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