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accoying

accoying is the present participle and gerund of accoy.

Meaning of accoy

Verb

accoy (third-person singular simple present accoys, present participle accoying, simple past and past participle accoyed)

  1. (obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
    • Of faire Pæana I received was,
      And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee,
      And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee.1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8

Questions about accoying

What is accoying the present participle and gerund of?
Accoying is the present participle and gerund of accoy.

Words near accoying in the dictionary

  1. accowardizes
  2. accowardizing
  3. accoy
  4. Accoya
  5. accoyed
  6. accoying
  7. accoys
  8. ACCP
  9. ACCPDS
  10. ACCPN
  11. accpt.

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