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dreaving

dreaving is the present participle and gerund of dreave.

Meaning of dreave

Verb

dreave (third-person singular simple present dreaves, present participle dreaving, simple past and past participle dreft or dreaved)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.

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Questions about dreaving

What is dreaving the present participle and gerund of?
Dreaving is the present participle and gerund of dreave.

Words near dreaving in the dictionary

  1. drearsome
  2. dreary
  3. dreave
  4. dreaved
  5. dreaves
  6. dreaving
  7. Drebin
  8. drebrin
  9. drebrins
  10. drebyssoside
  11. Drechsel

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