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foreruling

foreruling is the present participle and gerund of forerule.

Meaning of forerule

Verb

forerule (third-person singular simple present forerules, present participle foreruling, simple past and past participle foreruled)

  1. (transitive) To rule beforehand or ahead of time
    • She would be superstitious, and believe in a fore-ruling Destiny, and in guardian spirits that stood invisibly beside us, and rejoiced to see the happy consummation of their long-protracted endeavors.1843, The Pupil of Raphael, volumes 1-2, page 37

Questions about foreruling

What is foreruling the present participle and gerund of?
Foreruling is the present participle and gerund of forerule.

Words near foreruling in the dictionary

  1. forerooms
  2. Foreros
  3. forerule
  4. foreruled
  5. forerules
  6. foreruling
  7. forerun
  8. forerunner
  9. forerunners
  10. forerunnership
  11. forerunning

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