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deeching

deeching is the present participle and gerund of deech.

Meaning of deech

Verb

deech (third-person singular simple present deeches, present participle deeching, simple past and past participle deeched)

  1. (transitive) To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
    • The mud of Flanders clung to his boots and clothes. It was "deeched" into his skin, and round his eyes had left a stain so dark, it looked as if he had been painted for a theatrical make-up.1917, Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Brought Forward, page 60

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Questions about deeching

What is deeching the present participle and gerund of?
Deeching is the present participle and gerund of deech.

Words near deeching in the dictionary

  1. Deeb
  2. Deebs
  3. deech
  4. deeched
  5. deeches
  6. deeching
  7. deed
  8. deed of appointment
  9. deed of assumption
  10. deed of retirement
  11. deed poll

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