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befrosts

befrosts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befrost.

Meaning of befrost

Verb

befrost (third-person singular simple present befrosts, present participle befrosting, simple past and past participle befrosted)

  1. (transitive) To place frost upon; cover with frost
    • […] The faint wind of your favour, that but for a moment blew, with grief has part befrosted the small sedge of the eaves.1934, Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji, volumes 1-6, page 131

Questions about befrosts

What is befrosts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Befrosts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of befrost.

Words near befrosts in the dictionary

  1. befrocked
  2. befrogged
  3. befrost
  4. befrosted
  5. befrosting
  6. befrosts
  7. befroze
  8. befrozen
  9. befruit
  10. befruited
  11. befruiting

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