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forthwaxing

forthwaxing is the present participle and gerund of forthwax.

Meaning of forthwax

Verb

forthwax (third-person singular simple present forthwaxes, present participle forthwaxing, simple past and past participle forthwaxed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.

Questions about forthwaxing

What is forthwaxing the present participle and gerund of?
Forthwaxing is the present participle and gerund of forthwax.

Words near forthwaxing in the dictionary

  1. forthtold
  2. forthward
  3. forthwax
  4. forthwaxed
  5. forthwaxes
  6. forthwaxing
  7. forthwith
  8. forthwithal
  9. forthy
  10. forthyete
  11. Forti

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