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beauing

beauing is the present participle and gerund of beau.

Meaning of beau

Verb

beau (third-person singular simple present beaus, present participle beauing, simple past and past participle beaued)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.
    • “[…] And now to think that Laura’s teaching school, and Almanzo Wilder’s beauing her home.”
      ”Oh, no! He isn’t!” Laura cried out. “It isn’t like that at all. He came for me as a favor to Pa.”1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder, These Happy Golden Years

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Questions about beauing

What is beauing the present participle and gerund of?
Beauing is the present participle and gerund of beau.

Words near beauing in the dictionary

  1. Beaufort scale
  2. Beaufort Sea
  3. Beaufort West
  4. Beauforts
  5. Beaugency
  6. beauing
  7. beauish
  8. beauism
  9. Beaujolais
  10. beauless
  11. beauliah

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