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forslinging

forslinging is the present participle and gerund of forsling.

Meaning of forsling

Verb

forsling (third-person singular simple present forslings, present participle forslinging, simple past forslung or forslong, past participle forslung or forslong or forslongen)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To swallow down; gobble up.
    • He hath waited by night and day in such wise that he hath stolen so many of my children that of fifteen I have but four, in such wise hath this thief forslongen them.1924, William John Thoms, Henry Morley, Roger Bacon, Early English Prose Romances

Questions about forslinging

What is forslinging the present participle and gerund of?
Forslinging is the present participle and gerund of forsling.

Words near forslinging in the dictionary

  1. forslacked
  2. forslacking
  3. forslacks
  4. forsleep
  5. forsling
  6. forslinging
  7. forslings
  8. forslip
  9. forslong
  10. forslongen
  11. forsloth

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