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beavering away

beavering away is the present participle and gerund of beaver away.

Meaning of beaver away

Verb

beaver away (third-person singular simple present beavers away, present participle beavering away, simple past and past participle beavered away)

  1. (idiomatic) To work hard at a task.
    • She won't be going out much, as she's beavering away on her thesis.

Questions about beavering away

What is beavering away the present participle and gerund of?
Beavering away is the present participle and gerund of beaver away.

Words near beavering away in the dictionary

  1. Beaverhead Mountains
  2. beaveries
  3. beaverine
  4. beaverines
  5. beavering
  6. beavering away
  7. beaverish
  8. beaverite
  9. Beaverkill
  10. beaverkin
  11. beaverkins

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