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berrying

berrying is the present participle and gerund of berry.

Meaning of berry

Verb (1)

berry (third-person singular simple present berries, present participle berrying, simple past and past participle berried)

  1. (intransitive) To pick berries.
    • On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.
  2. To bear or produce berries.

Verb (2)

berry (third-person singular simple present berries, present participle berrying, simple past and past participle berried)

  1. (transitive) To beat; give a beating to; thrash.
  2. (transitive) To thresh (grain).

See all 22 meanings of berry

Noun

berrying (plural berryings)

  1. An expedition to pick berries.

Forms of berrying

pluralberryings

Questions about berrying

What does berrying mean?
Berrying means an expedition to pick berries.
What is berrying the present participle and gerund of?
Berrying is the present participle and gerund of berry.
What part of speech is berrying?
Berrying is a noun.
What is the plural of berrying?
The plural of berrying is berryings.

Words near berrying in the dictionary

  1. Berryessa
  2. Berryfields
  3. Berryhill
  4. berryhunter
  5. berryhunters
  6. berrying
  7. berryings
  8. berryish
  9. berryite
  10. berryites
  11. Berrylands

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