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cowarding

cowarding is the present participle and gerund of coward.

Meaning of coward

Verb

coward (third-person singular simple present cowards, present participle cowarding, simple past and past participle cowarded)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To intimidate.
    • The first he coped with was their captain, whom / His sword sent headless to seek out a tomb. / This cowarded the valour of the rest, […]1820, John Chalkhill, Thealma and Clearchus

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Questions about cowarding

What is cowarding the present participle and gerund of?
Cowarding is the present participle and gerund of coward.

Words near cowarding in the dictionary

  1. Cowardian
  2. Cowardiana
  3. cowardice
  4. cowardices
  5. cowardie
  6. cowarding
  7. cowardise
  8. cowardish
  9. cowardize
  10. cowardized
  11. cowardizes

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