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begaying

begaying is the present participle and gerund of begay.

Meaning of begay

Verb

begay (third-person singular simple present begays, present participle begaying, simple past and past participle begayed)

  1. (transitive) To make cheerful or merry.
    • For Lu was the girl she seemed, and Wang was a boy — a boy, dressed in girl's clothes, even to the crimson ribbons of maidenhood begaying his hair: [...]1925, Louise Jordan Miln, The soul of China: glimpsed in tales of today and yesterday

Questions about begaying

What is begaying the present participle and gerund of?
Begaying is the present participle and gerund of begay.

Words near begaying in the dictionary

  1. begave
  2. begavolt
  3. begavolts
  4. begay
  5. begayed
  6. begaying
  7. begays
  8. begaze
  9. begazed
  10. begazes
  11. begazing

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