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effronting

effronting is the present participle and gerund of effront.

Meaning of effront

Verb

effront (third-person singular simple present effronts, present participle effronting, simple past and past participle effronted)

  1. (obsolete) To give self-confidence to.
    • I am naturally bashful; nor hath conversation, age, or travel, been able to effront, or enhardem me.1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

Questions about effronting

What is effronting the present participle and gerund of?
Effronting is the present participle and gerund of effront.

Words near effronting in the dictionary

  1. effront
  2. effronted
  3. effronteries
  4. effronterous
  5. effrontery
  6. effronting
  7. effrontit
  8. effronts
  9. effrontuous
  10. effs
  11. effs and blinds

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