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befanging

befanging is the present participle and gerund of befang.

Meaning of befang

Verb

befang (third-person singular simple present befangs, present participle befanging, simple past and past participle befanged)

  1. (UK, Yorkshire, dialectal, transitive) To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch.
    • Come here an' I'll befang thee!
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To take hold on; begin or commence upon.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To encompass; enclose; contain; comprehend.

Questions about befanging

What is befanging the present participle and gerund of?
Befanging is the present participle and gerund of befang.

Words near befanging in the dictionary

  1. befalls
  2. befals
  3. befamilied
  4. befang
  5. befanged
  6. befanging
  7. befangled
  8. befangs
  9. befanned
  10. befast
  11. befeather

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