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flyblowing

flyblowing is the present participle and gerund of flyblow.

Meaning of flyblow

Verb

flyblow (third-person singular simple present flyblows, present participle flyblowing, simple past flyblew, past participle flyblown)

  1. (transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on flesh; to cause to be maggoty.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To taint or contaminate.
    • I am unwilling to believe that he designs to play tricks, and to flyblow my words, to make others distaste them.1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome

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Questions about flyblowing

What is flyblowing the present participle and gerund of?
Flyblowing is the present participle and gerund of flyblow.

Words near flyblowing in the dictionary

  1. flybars
  2. flybelt
  3. flybelts
  4. flyblew
  5. flyblow
  6. flyblowing
  7. flyblown
  8. flyblows
  9. flyboarding
  10. flyboat
  11. flyboats

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