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becking

becking is the present participle and gerund of beck.

Meaning of beck

Verb

beck (third-person singular simple present becks, present participle becking, simple past and past participle becked)

  1. (archaic) To nod or motion with the head.
    • When gold and silver becks me to come on.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about becking

What is becking the present participle and gerund of?
Becking is the present participle and gerund of beck.

Words near becking in the dictionary

  1. Beckhampton
  2. Beckhams
  3. Becki
  4. Beckie
  5. Beckies
  6. becking
  7. Beckingham
  8. Beckington
  9. Beckinsale
  10. Beckinsales
  11. Beckis

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