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dandifying

dandifying is the present participle and gerund of dandify.

Meaning of dandify

Verb

dandify (third-person singular simple present dandifies, present participle dandifying, simple past and past participle dandified)

  1. To dress as, make into, or to adopt the style of, a dandy.
    • The Major smiled as he saw the boy dandifying himself in the glass: the old gentleman was not displeased with the appearance of the comely lad.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XVIII, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 167
    Synonyms:
    dandyize

Questions about dandifying

What is dandifying the present participle and gerund of?
Dandifying is the present participle and gerund of dandify.

Words near dandifying in the dictionary

  1. dandification
  2. dandifications
  3. dandified
  4. dandifies
  5. dandify
  6. dandifying
  7. dandily
  8. dandiness
  9. dandiprat
  10. dandiprats
  11. dandis

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