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contristing

contristing is the present participle and gerund of contrist.

Meaning of contrist

Verb

contrist (third-person singular simple present contrists, present participle contristing, simple past and past participle contristed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make sad, to upset.
    • with such weak nerves and spirits, and in the condition I am in at present, ’twould be as much as my life was worth, to deject and contrist myself with so bad and melancholy an account1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3, Penguin, published 2003, page 179

Questions about contristing

What is contristing the present participle and gerund of?
Contristing is the present participle and gerund of contrist.

Words near contristing in the dictionary

  1. contristates
  2. contristating
  3. contristation
  4. contristations
  5. contristed
  6. contristing
  7. contrists
  8. contrite
  9. contritely
  10. contriteness
  11. contrites

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