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behuing

behuing is the present participle and gerund of behue.

Meaning of behue

Verb

behue (third-person singular simple present behues, present participle behuing, simple past and past participle behued)

  1. (transitive) To endow with hue or colour; to colour; make colourful.
    • Splendent of carnal glamour from thy brain Like precious stones behued in tints divine, That hide in dazzling depths a soul long lain, A spirit crystallized, infused, benign!1873, Francis Saltus Saltus, Honey and Gall

Questions about behuing

What is behuing the present participle and gerund of?
Behuing is the present participle and gerund of behue.

Words near behuing in the dictionary

  1. Behrouz
  2. Behrs
  3. Behrug
  4. behue
  5. behues
  6. behuing
  7. Behun
  8. behung
  9. Behunin
  10. Behunins
  11. behvarz

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