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bestealing

bestealing is the present participle and gerund of besteal.

Meaning of besteal

Verb

besteal (third-person singular simple present besteals, present participle bestealing, simple past bestole, past participle bestolen)

  1. (archaic, intransitive, obsolete, rare) To steal, move stealthily.
    • Come, come, truly see what mortal man behold, the mother of beauty to them all bestole. Truly matchless thou art, my beloved. I love you more than all!2018, Edgar Beaumont, Teleportkinesis
    Synonyms:
    steal away

Questions about bestealing

What is bestealing the present participle and gerund of?
Bestealing is the present participle and gerund of besteal.

Words near bestealing in the dictionary

  1. bestead
  2. besteaded
  3. besteading
  4. besteads
  5. besteal
  6. bestealing
  7. besteals
  8. bested
  9. besteer
  10. bestem
  11. bestemmed

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