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dreeing

dreeing is the present participle and gerund of dree.

Meaning of dree

Verb

dree (third-person singular simple present drees, present participle dreeing, simple past and past participle dreed)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, transitive) To bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
    • Peace to the souls of the graveless dead! / 'Twas an awful doom to dree; / But fearful and wondrous are thy works, / O God! in the boundless sea!1826, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, The Literary Gazette, 16th September: The Frozen Ship
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, intransitive) To endure; to brook; also, to be able to do or continue.

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Phrases with dreeing

Questions about dreeing

What is dreeing the present participle and gerund of?
Dreeing is the present participle and gerund of dree.

Words near dreeing in the dictionary

  1. dredlocks
  2. dreds
  3. dree
  4. dree one's weird
  5. dreed
  6. dreeing
  7. dreeing one's weird
  8. Dreeite
  9. Dreeite South
  10. dreely
  11. dreen

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