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betouching

betouching is the present participle and gerund of betouch.

Meaning of betouch

Verb

betouch (third-person singular simple present betouches, present participle betouching, simple past and past participle betouched)

  1. (transitive) To touch about or all over; contact; concern; regard; handle.
    • Betouching the matter contained in your Lordship's letter, albeit I know mine own insufficiency …1832, The progresses and public processions of Queen Elizabeth

Questions about betouching

What is betouching the present participle and gerund of?
Betouching is the present participle and gerund of betouch.

Words near betouching in the dictionary

  1. betosses
  2. betossing
  3. betouch
  4. betouched
  5. betouches
  6. betouching
  7. betow
  8. betoweled
  9. betowelled
  10. betows
  11. betoxycaine

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