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enguarding

enguarding is the present participle and gerund of enguard.

Meaning of enguard

Verb

enguard (third-person singular simple present enguards, present participle enguarding, simple past and past participle enguarded)

  1. (obsolete) To guard or treasure.
    • He may enguard his dotage with their powersc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about enguarding

What is enguarding the present participle and gerund of?
Enguarding is the present participle and gerund of enguard.

Words near enguarding in the dictionary

  1. Engstrom
  2. Engstroms
  3. Engteng
  4. enguard
  5. enguarded
  6. enguarding
  7. enguards
  8. enguiché
  9. engulf
  10. engulfable
  11. engulfasome

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