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dirging

dirging is the present participle and gerund of dirge.

Meaning of dirge

Verb

dirge (third-person singular simple present dirges, present participle dirging, simple past and past participle dirged)

  1. To sing dirges

See all 3 meanings of dirge

Adjective

dirging (not comparable)

  1. Sung as a dirge; sounding as a dirge.
    • But the oaks' dirging melody no longer moaned for him; to-day she caught her own sad reflex in their shivering lament.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 186

Questions about dirging

What does dirging mean?
Dirging means sung as a dirge; sounding as a dirge.
What is dirging the present participle and gerund of?
Dirging is the present participle and gerund of dirge.
What part of speech is dirging?
Dirging is an adjective.

Words near dirging in the dictionary

  1. dirge
  2. dirged
  3. dirgeful
  4. dirgelike
  5. dirges
  6. dirging
  7. dirgy
  8. dirham
  9. dirhamnolipid
  10. dirhamnolipids
  11. dirhams

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