avenging
avenging is the present participle and gerund of avenge.
Meaning of avenge
Verb
avenge (third-person singular simple present avenges, present participle avenging, simple past and past participle avenged)
- To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- to avenge the murder of his brother
- To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
- To take vengeance.
- Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the Lord.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 19:18
- Synonyms:
- bewreak, get back at, retaliate, take revenge
- To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
- thy judgment in avenging thine enemies1609, Bishop Hall, Some few of David's Psalmes Metaphrased
- Synonyms:
- spite
Noun
avenging (plural avengings)
- The act by which somebody is avenged.
Forms of avenging
| plural | avengings |
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Questions about avenging
- What does avenging mean?
- Avenging means the act by which somebody is avenged.
- What is avenging the present participle and gerund of?
- Avenging is the present participle and gerund of avenge.
- What part of speech is avenging?
- Avenging is a noun.
- What is the plural of avenging?
- The plural of avenging is avengings.
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