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farring

farring is the present participle and gerund of far.

Meaning of far

Verb

far (third-person singular simple present fars, present participle farring, simple past and past participle farred)

  1. (rare, transitive) To send far away.
    • But I wish he'd been farred before he ever came near this house, with his “Please Betty” this, and “Please Betty” that, and drinking up our new milk as if he'd been a cat. I hate such beguiling ways.1864, Elizabeth Gaskell, Cousin Phillis

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Questions about farring

What is farring the present participle and gerund of?
Farring is the present participle and gerund of far.

Words near farring in the dictionary

  1. farriering
  2. farriers
  3. farriery
  4. farries
  5. Farrimond
  6. farring
  7. Farringdon
  8. Farrington
  9. Farrington Gurney
  10. farringtonite
  11. Farringtons

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