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despiting

despiting is the present participle and gerund of despite.

Meaning of despite

Verb

despite (third-person singular simple present despites, present participle despiting, simple past and past participle despited)

  1. (obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
    • to despite his opposites1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)

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Questions about despiting

What is despiting the present participle and gerund of?
Despiting is the present participle and gerund of despite.

Words near despiting in the dictionary

  1. despitefully
  2. despitefulness
  3. despiteous
  4. despiteously
  5. despites
  6. despiting
  7. despitous
  8. despo
  9. despoil
  10. despoilable
  11. despoilation

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