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coying

coying adjective: enticing. Also the present participle and gerund of coy.

Adjective

coying (comparative more coying, superlative most coying)

  1. Enticing.

Also used as

coying is also the present participle and gerund of coy.

Forms of coying

comparativemore coying
superlativemost coying

Questions about coying

What does coying mean?
Coying means enticing.
What part of speech is coying?
Coying is an adjective.

Words near coying in the dictionary

  1. coyest
  2. COYG
  3. COYH
  4. Coyhaique
  5. COYI
  6. coying
  7. coyish
  8. coyishly
  9. coyishness
  10. Coykendall
  11. Coykendalls

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