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arointing

arointing is the present participle and gerund of aroint.

Meaning of aroint

Verb

aroint (third-person singular simple present aroints, present participle arointing, simple past and past participle arointed)

  1. (archaic, imperative, transitive) avaunt; begone; go away; leave!
    • And aroynt thee Witch, aroynt thee.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (archaic) to dispel; to send away.
    • Whiskered cats arointed flee,
      Sturdy stoppers keep from thee
      Cologne distillations.1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, To Flush, My Dog

Questions about arointing

What is arointing the present participle and gerund of?
Arointing is the present participle and gerund of aroint.

Words near arointing in the dictionary

  1. aroid
  2. aroideous
  3. aroids
  4. aroint
  5. arointed
  6. arointing
  7. aroints
  8. arokeke
  9. arolia
  10. arolium
  11. arolla

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