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berascalling

berascalling is the present participle and gerund of berascal.

Meaning of berascal

Verb

berascal (third-person singular simple present berascals, present participle (US) berascaling or (UK) berascalling, simple past and past participle (US) berascaled or (UK) berascalled)

  1. (archaic) To accuse of being a rascal or to treat as a rascal.
    • She beknaved, berascalled, berogued the unhappy hero, who stood silent, confounded with astonishment, but more with shame and indignation, at being thus outwitted and overreached.1743, Henry Fielding, The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great

Questions about berascalling

What is berascalling the present participle and gerund of?
Berascalling is the present participle and gerund of berascal.

Words near berascalling in the dictionary

  1. Berardino
  2. Berardis
  3. Berards
  4. berascal
  5. berascalled
  6. berascalling
  7. berascals
  8. Berastegi
  9. Berat
  10. berate
  11. berated

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