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exiling

exiling is the present participle and gerund of exile.

Meaning of exile

Verb

exile (third-person singular simple present exiles, present participle exiling, simple past and past participle exiled)

  1. (transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.
    • Calling home our exiled friends abroad.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Questions about exiling

What is exiling the present participle and gerund of?
Exiling is the present participle and gerund of exile.

Words near exiling in the dictionary

  1. exilest
  2. exileth
  3. exilian
  4. exilic
  5. exilically
  6. exiling
  7. exilition
  8. exility
  9. eximer
  10. eximious
  11. eximiously

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