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bespousing

bespousing is the present participle and gerund of bespouse.

Meaning of bespouse

Verb

bespouse (third-person singular simple present bespouses, present participle bespousing, simple past and past participle bespoused)

  1. (transitive) To marry
    • My dearness nearness yearning you,
      With hopeful shoulder nestle do.
      Become, be with, be helping me;
      Bespouse, bedraw, be make-me see.2010, Jordan Spencer Cunningham, The New IPF Anthology of Fine Literature, page 113

Questions about bespousing

What is bespousing the present participle and gerund of?
Bespousing is the present participle and gerund of bespouse.

Words near bespousing in the dictionary

  1. bespotted
  2. bespotting
  3. bespouse
  4. bespoused
  5. bespouses
  6. bespousing
  7. bespout
  8. bespouted
  9. bespouting
  10. bespouts
  11. bespray

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