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berings

berings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bering.

Meaning of bering

Verb

bering (third-person singular simple present berings, present participle beringing, simple past and past participle beringed)

  1. (ambitransitive, dated) To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle).
    • [A]n elephant was captured for a time by the king's hunters and, ere he broke free, beringed with a grievous leg-iron.1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter IX, in Kim, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC, page 235

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What is berings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Berings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bering.

Words near berings in the dictionary

  1. Beringians
  2. beringing
  3. Beringland
  4. beringleted
  5. beringletted
  6. berings
  7. Berinmadhoo
  8. Berinmo
  9. Berinthia
  10. Berish
  11. Berisha

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