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dwining

dwining is the present participle and gerund of dwine.

Meaning of dwine

Verb

dwine (third-person singular simple present dwines, present participle dwining, simple past and past participle dwined)

  1. (archaic outside Scotland and dialects) To wither, decline, pine away.
    • Without visible mark or sign she was elf-shot; and the proof of this appeared from her going off her milk, dwining away, and dying before her calves could be counted on the hooves of one foot.1897 August 5, The Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, Qld, page 4, column 5

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Questions about dwining

What is dwining the present participle and gerund of?
Dwining is the present participle and gerund of dwine.

Words near dwining in the dictionary

  1. dwindlings
  2. dwine
  3. dwined
  4. Dwinell
  5. Dwinells
  6. dwining
  7. Dwire
  8. Dwires
  9. DWIs
  10. Dwitiya
  11. Dwivedi

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