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gleening

gleening is the present participle and gerund of gleen.

Meaning of gleen

Verb

gleen (third-person singular simple present gleens, present participle gleening, simple past and past participle gleened)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To glisten; to gleam.
    • The sweaty forge, who edge the crooked scythe,
      Bend stubborn steel , and harden gleening armour1709, Mat[thew] Prior, “The First Hymn of Callimachus to Jupiter”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Questions about gleening

What is gleening the present participle and gerund of?
Gleening is the present participle and gerund of gleen.

Words near gleening in the dictionary

  1. gleemaidens
  2. gleeman
  3. gleemen
  4. gleen
  5. gleened
  6. gleening
  7. gleens
  8. gleeps
  9. glees
  10. gleesome
  11. gleesomely

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