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bewishing

bewishing is the present participle and gerund of bewish.

Meaning of bewish

Verb

bewish (third-person singular simple present bewishes, present participle bewishing, simple past and past participle bewished)

  1. (rare, transitive) To confer, grant, or make a wish; wish.
    • Och, murther! faix, some spell my pipe bewishes, I've played a wail and raised the little fishes.1862, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, John Palgrave Simpson, King of the Merrows, Or, The Prince and the Piper

Questions about bewishing

What is bewishing the present participle and gerund of?
Bewishing is the present participle and gerund of bewish.

Words near bewishing in the dictionary

  1. bewins
  2. bewinter
  3. bewish
  4. bewished
  5. bewishes
  6. bewishing
  7. bewist
  8. bewit
  9. bewitch
  10. bewitch'd
  11. bewitchable

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