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congeing

congeing is the present participle and gerund of conge.

Meaning of conge

Verb

conge (third-person singular simple present conges, present participle congeing, simple past and past participle conged)

  1. Synonym of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, to curtsey, etc.
    • So giving to the Houſe content,
      We Conge'd, and away we went.1724, Ned Ward, “The Merry Travellers: or, a Trip upon Ten-Toes from Moorfields to Bromley”, in The Wandring Spy: or, the Merry Observator, London: A. Bettesworth, published 1729, page 44
    Synonyms:
    congee

Questions about congeing

What is congeing the present participle and gerund of?
Congeing is the present participle and gerund of conge.

Words near congeing in the dictionary

  1. congee house
  2. congee houses
  3. congeed
  4. congeeing
  5. congees
  6. congeing
  7. congelation
  8. congelations
  9. congelative
  10. congelifract
  11. congelifraction

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