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breying

breying is the present participle and gerund of brey.

Meaning of brey

Verb

brey (third-person singular simple present breys, present participle breying, simple past and past participle breyed)

  1. (South Africa, transitive) To soften (leather) by twisting, scraping, etc.

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Questions about breying

What is breying the present participle and gerund of?
Breying is the present participle and gerund of brey.

Words near breying in the dictionary

  1. breyde
  2. Breydon Water
  3. breyed
  4. Breyer
  5. Breyers
  6. breying
  7. breyite
  8. Breyon
  9. breys
  10. Breytenbach
  11. brezel

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