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affraying

affraying is the present participle and gerund of affray.

Meaning of affray

Verb

affray (third-person singular simple present affrays, present participle affraying, simple past and past participle affrayed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
    • That voice doth us affray.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about affraying

What is affraying the present participle and gerund of?
Affraying is the present participle and gerund of affray.

Words near affraying in the dictionary

  1. affraps
  2. affray
  3. affrayed
  4. affrayer
  5. affrayers
  6. affraying
  7. affrays
  8. affreight
  9. affreighted
  10. affreighter
  11. affreighters

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