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brusquing

brusquing is the present participle and gerund of brusque.

Meaning of brusque

Verb

brusque (third-person singular simple present brusques, present participle brusquing, simple past and past participle brusqued)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To act towards (someone or something) in a curt or rudely abrupt manner.
    • Had this been done, Denine had not been bruſqued and carried by Villars at the firſt aſſault, […]1740, A[dam] Williamson, “The Disposition of an Army. [General Battles.]”, in Military Memoirs and Maxims of Marshal Turenne. […], Dublin: […] George Faulkner, […], →OCLC, footnote †, page 36

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Questions about brusquing

What is brusquing the present participle and gerund of?
Brusquing is the present participle and gerund of brusque.

Words near brusquing in the dictionary

  1. brusquerie
  2. brusqueries
  3. brusquery
  4. brusques
  5. brusquest
  6. brusquing
  7. Brusseau
  8. Brusseaus
  9. brussel sprout
  10. brussel sprouts
  11. Brusseler

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