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bewinning

bewinning is the present participle and gerund of bewin.

Meaning of bewin

Verb

bewin (third-person singular simple present bewins, present participle bewinning, simple past and past participle bewon)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To gain, win, or get possession of.
    • His helme to bewin was in twenty places, […]1790, The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

Questions about bewinning

What is bewinning the present participle and gerund of?
Bewinning is the present participle and gerund of bewin.

Words near bewinning in the dictionary

  1. bewind
  2. bewing
  3. bewinged
  4. bewinging
  5. bewings
  6. bewinning
  7. bewins
  8. bewinter
  9. bewish
  10. bewished
  11. bewishes

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