gleying
gleying is the present participle and gerund of gley.
Meaning of gley
Verb (1)
gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)
- To be converted into this kind of soil.
Verb (2)
gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)
- To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
- “Muckle lang gleyed Sanny Fite,” shouted the stranger1800, Banffshire
Questions about gleying
- What is gleying the present participle and gerund of?
- Gleying is the present participle and gerund of gley.
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