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droving

UK/ˈdɹəʊvɪŋ/US/ˈdɹoʊvɪŋ/

droving is the present participle and gerund of drove.

Meaning of drove

Verb

drove (third-person singular simple present droves, present participle droving, simple past and past participle droved)

  1. To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
    • He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the Castlereagh.1890, Banjo Paterson, The Man from Snowy River
    Synonyms:
    drive
  2. (transitive) To finish (stone) with a drove chisel.

See all 9 meanings of drove

Questions about droving

What is droving the present participle and gerund of?
Droving is the present participle and gerund of drove.
How do you pronounce droving?
Droving is pronounced /ˈdɹəʊvɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near droving in the dictionary

  1. drovers' way
  2. droves
  3. drovest
  4. droveway
  5. droveways
  6. droving
  7. drow
  8. drown
  9. drown one's sorrows
  10. drown out
  11. drown the miller

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