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chasting

chasting is the present participle and gerund of chast.

Meaning of chast

Verb

chast (third-person singular simple present chasts, present participle chasting, simple past and past participle chasted)

  1. (obsolete) to chasten

Questions about chasting

What is chasting the present participle and gerund of?
Chasting is the present participle and gerund of chast.

Words near chasting in the dictionary

  1. chastens
  2. chaster
  3. chastest
  4. chastetree
  5. chastetrees
  6. chasting
  7. chastisable
  8. chastise
  9. chastised
  10. chastisement
  11. chastisements

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