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chavelling

chavelling is the present participle and gerund of chavel.

Meaning of chavel

Verb

chavel (third-person singular simple present chavels, present participle chavelling, simple past and past participle chavelled)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To chew.
    • The bracken lay sere under the trees, broken and chavelled by the restless wild winds of the long winter.1911, D. H. Lawrence, The White Peacock

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Questions about chavelling

What is chavelling the present participle and gerund of?
Chavelling is the present participle and gerund of chavel.

Words near chavelling in the dictionary

  1. chave
  2. chavel
  3. chavel-bone
  4. chavel-bones
  5. chavelled
  6. chavelling
  7. chavels
  8. chavender
  9. chavenders
  10. chaver
  11. chavera

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