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beeing

beeing is the present participle and gerund of bee.

Meaning of bee

Noun

bee (plural bees or (dialectal) been)

  1. A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
    • His face was belymmed as byes had him stounge[…].1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Courte
  2. (informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.

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Questions about beeing

What is beeing the present participle and gerund of?
Beeing is the present participle and gerund of bee.

Words near beeing in the dictionary

  1. Beehlers
  2. beehood
  3. beehoon
  4. beehouse
  5. beehouses
  6. beeing
  7. beeish
  8. beeishness
  9. beej
  10. Beejanugger
  11. beejay

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