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biling

biling is the present participle and gerund of bile.

Meaning of bile

Noun

bile (usually uncountable, plural biles)

  1. (usually) A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
    Synonyms:
    bili-, chole-, gall
  2. (usually) Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
  3. (usually) Either of two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
    • I shall tire of my Journal if it is to contain nothing but biles and plasters and unguents.1890, Walter Scott, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

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Questions about biling

What is biling the present participle and gerund of?
Biling is the present participle and gerund of bile.

Words near biling in the dictionary

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