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enemying

enemying is the present participle and gerund of enemy.

Meaning of enemy

Verb

enemy (third-person singular simple present enemies, present participle enemying, simple past and past participle enemied)

  1. To make an enemy of.
    • These prelates and nobles, seeing themselves dispossessed by the death of this king don Alfonso, to whom they had adhered, and enemied with the king don Enrique his brother, whom they had deserted, were in great fear, dreading the indignation of the king, whom by letters and words they had much...1963, The Castles and the Crown: Spain, 1451-1555, page 51

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Questions about enemying

What is enemying the present participle and gerund of?
Enemying is the present participle and gerund of enemy.

Words near enemying in the dictionary

  1. enemy-like
  2. enemye
  3. enemyes
  4. enemyhood
  5. enemyhoods
  6. enemying
  7. enemyism
  8. enemyless
  9. enemylessness
  10. enemylike
  11. enemyness

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