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briguing

briguing is the present participle and gerund of brigue.

Meaning of brigue

Verb

brigue (third-person singular simple present brigues, present participle briguing, simple past and past participle brigued)

  1. (obsolete) To achieve or obtain by underhand methods.
    • [W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection from us, that the greater Part of our Society has already deſerted to them, [...]1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section I. The Introduction.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, page 45

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Questions about briguing

What is briguing the present participle and gerund of?
Briguing is the present participle and gerund of brigue.

Words near briguing in the dictionary

  1. Brigstocks
  2. Brigstow
  3. brigue
  4. brigued
  5. brigues
  6. briguing
  7. Brigus
  8. Brihaspati
  9. brik
  10. Brikama
  11. briki

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