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benimming

benimming is the present participle and gerund of benim.

Meaning of benim

Verb

benim (third-person singular simple present benims, present participle benimming, simple past benam, past participle benomen or benome or benumb)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To take away; rob; deprive; ravish
    • And on the right hand were two flowers like a lily, and the one would have benome the others whiteness, but a good man departed them that the one touched not the other; and then out of every flower came out many flowers, and fruit great plenty.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “viij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVI

Noun

benimming (uncountable)

  1. The taking away or removal of something.

Origin of benimming

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Middle English biniming, equivalent to benim + -ing.

Questions about benimming

What does benimming mean?
Benimming means the taking away or removal of something.
What is benimming the present participle and gerund of?
Benimming is the present participle and gerund of benim.
What part of speech is benimming?
Benimming is a noun.

Words near benimming in the dictionary

  1. Benigno Aquino Jr.
  2. Benignos
  3. benihana
  4. benihanas
  5. benim
  6. benimming
  7. benims
  8. Benin
  9. Benin City
  10. Beninese
  11. Beningbrough

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