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formaying

formaying is the present participle and gerund of formay.

Meaning of formay

Verb

formay (third-person singular simple present formays, present participle formaying, simple past and past participle formayed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To dismay.
    • He went into Burgoyne all formayed.1470, Harding, Chron.

Questions about formaying

What is formaying the present participle and gerund of?
Formaying is the present participle and gerund of formay.

Words near formaying in the dictionary

  1. formatters
  2. formatting
  3. formattings
  4. formay
  5. formayed
  6. formaying
  7. formays
  8. formazan
  9. formazane
  10. formazanes
  11. formazans

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