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bespreading

bespreading is the present participle and gerund of bespread.

Meaning of bespread

Verb

bespread (third-person singular simple present bespreads, present participle bespreading, simple past and past participle bespread)

  1. (transitive) To spread over; to cover with.
    • Hither, hither, sweet — / ’Tis a cowslip bed — / Hither, hither, sweet! / 'Tis with dew bespread!c. 1817, John Keats, Hither, Hither, Love
    Synonyms:
    overspread

Questions about bespreading

What is bespreading the present participle and gerund of?
Bespreading is the present participle and gerund of bespread.

Words near bespreading in the dictionary

  1. bespray
  2. besprayed
  3. bespraying
  4. besprays
  5. bespread
  6. bespreading
  7. bespreads
  8. bespredel
  9. besprenge
  10. besprenges
  11. besprenging

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