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couraging

couraging is the present participle and gerund of courage.

Meaning of courage

Verb

courage (third-person singular simple present courages, present participle couraging, simple past and past participle couraged)

  1. (obsolete) To encourage.
    • And wete yow wel sayd kynge Arthur vnto Vrres syster I shalle begynne to handle hym and serche vnto my power not presumyng vpon me that I am soo worthy to hele youre sone by my dedes / but I wille courage other men of worshyp to doo as I wylle doo1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter X, in Le Morte Darthur, book XIX

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Questions about couraging

What is couraging the present participle and gerund of?
Couraging is the present participle and gerund of courage.

Words near couraging in the dictionary

  1. couragelessness
  2. courageous
  3. courageously
  4. courageousness
  5. courages
  6. couraging
  7. couragious
  8. Couragogo
  9. courant
  10. Courant minimax principle
  11. courante

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