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follying

follying is the present participle and gerund of folly.

Meaning of folly

Verb

folly (third-person singular simple present follies, present participle follying, simple past and past participle follied)

  1. (dialectal) To follow.
    • [T]hey druv the cow afore thim, the dog follied; but the cat, uv coorse, was lift behind: an' the other three childer wint along the road, pickin' haves and blackberries; for it was a fine day towst the latther ind uv harvist.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 526

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Questions about follying

What is follying the present participle and gerund of?
Follying is the present participle and gerund of folly.

Words near follying in the dictionary

  1. folly
  2. folly tower
  3. folly towers
  4. follyer
  5. follyers
  6. follying
  7. Folmar
  8. Folmars
  9. Folmer
  10. Folmers
  11. folo

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