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elonging

elonging is the present participle and gerund of elong.

Meaning of elong

Verb

elong (third-person singular simple present elongs, present participle elonging, simple past and past participle elonged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lengthen out; to prolong.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To put away; to separate; to keep off.
    • By Sees & hilles elonged from thy ſightc. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Though this port: and I thy ſeruaunt true”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 53v

Questions about elonging

What is elonging the present participle and gerund of?
Elonging is the present participle and gerund of elong.

Words near elonging in the dictionary

  1. elongator
  2. elongators
  3. elongatory
  4. elonged
  5. elongin
  6. elonging
  7. elongins
  8. elongs
  9. Elonia
  10. elonid
  11. elonids

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