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berending

berending is the present participle and gerund of berend.

Meaning of berend

Verb

berend (third-person singular simple present berends, present participle berending, simple past and past participle berent)

  1. (transitive) To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over.
    • Then red with ire, her tresses she berent; And weeping hid the beauty of her face:1904, Elizabethan sonnets

Questions about berending

What is berending the present participle and gerund of?
Berending is the present participle and gerund of berend.

Words near berending in the dictionary

  1. Beremboke
  2. beremeal
  3. Berenbaum
  4. Berenbaums
  5. berend
  6. berending
  7. berends
  8. Berendsen thermostat
  9. Berendt
  10. Berendts
  11. Berengar

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