eschewing
eschewing is the present participle and gerund of eschew.
Meaning of eschew
Verb
eschew (third-person singular simple present eschews, present participle eschewing, simple past and past participle eschewed)
- To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- And peraduenture my lady the quene sente for hym to that entente that syr Launcelot shold come to her good grace pryuely and secretely wenynge to her that hit was best so to do in eschewyng & dredyng of sklaunder
"And peradventure my lady, the queen, sent for him to that intent that Sir Launcelot...1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter vii, leaf 404v
- And peraduenture my lady the quene sente for hym to that entente that syr Launcelot shold come to her good grace pryuely and secretely wenynge to her that hit was best so to do in eschewyng & dredyng of sklaunder
Questions about eschewing
- What is eschewing the present participle and gerund of?
- Eschewing is the present participle and gerund of eschew.
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