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estraying

estraying is the present participle and gerund of estray.

Meaning of estray

Verb

estray (third-person singular simple present estrays, present participle estraying, simple past and past participle estrayed)

  1. (archaic) To stray.
    • With other Maids to fiſh upon the Shoar; Estrays apart, and leaves her Company1614, Samuel Daniel, Hymen's Triumph

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Questions about estraying

What is estraying the present participle and gerund of?
Estraying is the present participle and gerund of estray.

Words near estraying in the dictionary

  1. estrapronicate
  2. estratetraenol
  3. estratriene
  4. estray
  5. estrayed
  6. estraying
  7. estrays
  8. estrazinol
  9. estre
  10. estreat
  11. estreated

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