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)
- To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on flesh; to cause to be maggoty.
- 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
Questions about flyblowing
- What is flyblowing the present participle and gerund of?
- Flyblowing is the present participle and gerund of flyblow.
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