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besieging

besieging noun: the act by which a place is besieged. Also the present participle and gerund of besiege.

Noun

besieging (plural besiegings)

  1. The act by which a place is besieged.
    • […] stories of warriors and abbots and bards, of feudal lords at ruthless war with each other, of besiegings and battles and captives and torments.1907, Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Shuttle

Also used as

besieging is also the present participle and gerund of besiege.

Forms of besieging

pluralbesiegings

Questions about besieging

What does besieging mean?
Besieging means the act by which a place is besieged.
What part of speech is besieging?
Besieging is a noun.
What is the plural of besieging?
The plural of besieging is besiegings.

Words near besieging in the dictionary

  1. besiegements
  2. besieger
  3. besiegers
  4. besieges
  5. besiegeth
  6. besieging
  7. besiegingly
  8. besiegings
  9. besifloxacin
  10. besifovir
  11. besigh

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