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bewraying

bewraying noun: the act or process of divulging or revealing information. Also the present participle and gerund of bewray.

Noun

bewraying (plural bewrayings)

  1. The act or process of divulging or revealing information
    • As for the bewraying, or rather betraying, of my friends, since I dare swear for their fidelity to her majesty and crown, and am assured that such my bewraying could in no sort do my prince or country service, but give occasion and opportunity to their enemies, I hope in all humanity I may be...1858, The Rambler, page 403

Also used as

bewraying is also the present participle and gerund of bewray.

Forms of bewraying

pluralbewrayings

Origin of bewraying

From Middle English bewreying, biwreying, equivalent to bewray + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from bewraying

Questions about bewraying

What does bewraying mean?
Bewraying means the act or process of divulging or revealing information.
What part of speech is bewraying?
Bewraying is a noun.
What is the plural of bewraying?
The plural of bewraying is bewrayings.

Words near bewraying in the dictionary

  1. bewrapt
  2. bewray
  3. bewrayed
  4. bewrayer
  5. bewrayers
  6. bewraying
  7. bewrayingly
  8. bewrayings
  9. bewrayment
  10. bewrays
  11. bewreak

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