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greeding

greeding is the present participle and gerund of greed.

Meaning of greed

Verb

greed (third-person singular simple present greeds, present participle greeding, simple past and past participle greeded)

  1. To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.
    • The ravens sit greeding, / And watching, and heeding: / Thoro' wind, over water, / Comes scent of the slaughter, / And ravens sit greeding / Their share of the bones.1848, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XI, in Harold, the Last of the Saxon Kings; […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, book XI (The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king), page...
    1. (informal, jargon) To play greedily or aggressively in a high-risk, high-reward scenario.

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Questions about greeding

What is greeding the present participle and gerund of?
Greeding is the present participle and gerund of greed.

Words near greeding in the dictionary

  1. greedier
  2. greediest
  3. greedily
  4. greediness
  5. greedinesses
  6. greeding
  7. greedless
  8. greedlessness
  9. greedmeister
  10. greedmeisters
  11. greedoid

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