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beclipping

beclipping noun: an embrace. Also the present participle and gerund of beclip.

Noun

beclipping (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) An embrace.

Also used as

beclipping is also the present participle and gerund of beclip.

Origin of beclipping

From Middle English *beclipping, *biclupping, from Old English beclypping (“embrace”), equivalent to beclip + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about beclipping

What does beclipping mean?
Beclipping means an embrace.
What part of speech is beclipping?
Beclipping is a noun.

Words near beclipping in the dictionary

  1. beclimbs
  2. beclin
  3. beclins
  4. beclip
  5. beclipped
  6. beclipping
  7. beclips
  8. becloak
  9. becloaked
  10. becloaking
  11. becloaks

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