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beknaving

beknaving is the present participle and gerund of beknave.

Meaning of beknave

Verb

beknave (third-person singular simple present beknaves, present participle beknaving, simple past and past participle beknaved)

  1. (rare, transitive) To treat as a knave.
  2. (rare, transitive) To call (someone) a knave.

Questions about beknaving

What is beknaving the present participle and gerund of?
Beknaving is the present participle and gerund of beknave.

Words near beknaving in the dictionary

  1. Bekmezian
  2. Bekmezians
  3. beknave
  4. beknaved
  5. beknaves
  6. beknaving
  7. beknew
  8. beknickered
  9. beknight
  10. beknighted
  11. beknighting

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