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begluing

begluing is the present participle and gerund of beglue.

Meaning of beglue

Verb

beglue (third-person singular simple present beglues, present participle begluing or (uncommon) beglueing, simple past and past participle beglued)

  1. (rare, transitive) To smear with glue; (by extension) to stick,
    • lyme (sticky, sticking) part. pres. of lymen, to lime, to begum, beglue that which touches it.1840, John Bellenden Ker, Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases

Questions about begluing

What is begluing the present participle and gerund of?
Begluing is the present participle and gerund of beglue.

Words near begluing in the dictionary

  1. beglossed
  2. begloved
  3. beglue
  4. beglued
  5. beglues
  6. begluing
  7. Begnaud
  8. Begnauds
  9. begnaw
  10. begnawed
  11. begnawing

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