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douting

douting is the present participle and gerund of dout.

Meaning of dout

Verb

dout (third-person singular simple present douts, present participle douting, simple past and past participle douted)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
    • Mount them, and make inciſion in their Hides, / That their hot blood may ſpin in Engliſh eyes, / And doubt them with ſuperfluous courage : ha.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about douting

What is douting the present participle and gerund of?
Douting is the present participle and gerund of dout.

Words near douting in the dictionary

  1. Douthit
  2. Douthits
  3. Douthitt
  4. Douthitts
  5. douths
  6. douting
  7. douts
  8. Doutt
  9. Doutts
  10. Douty
  11. Doutys

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