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grievening

grievening is the present participle and gerund of grieven.

Meaning of grieven

Verb

grieven (third-person singular simple present grievens, present participle grievening, simple past and past participle grievened)

  1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard) To make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief
    • I find that the best train
      Is the morning express train,
      Which leaves Binghamton at 1:20,
      And gives me time enough, plenty,
      To get over the Hudson
      Before you've got your duds done
      On Saturday evening,
      So you needn't be grievening.1905, Marie Hansen Taylor, Lilian Bayard Taylor Kiliani, On Two Continents: Memories of Half a Century, page 83

Questions about grievening

What is grievening the present participle and gerund of?
Grievening is the present participle and gerund of grieven.

Words near grievening in the dictionary

  1. grieve-some
  2. grieved
  3. grievedly
  4. grieven
  5. grievened
  6. grievening
  7. grievens
  8. griever
  9. grievers
  10. grieves
  11. grieveship

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