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harlequining

harlequining is the present participle and gerund of harlequin.

Meaning of harlequin

Verb

harlequin (third-person singular simple present harlequins, present participle harlequining, simple past and past participle harlequined)

  1. (transitive) To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.
    • And kitten, if the humour hit / Has harlequin'd away the fit.1737, Matthew Green, The Spleen
  2. (intransitive) To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

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Questions about harlequining

What is harlequining the present participle and gerund of?
Harlequining is the present participle and gerund of harlequin.

Words near harlequining in the dictionary

  1. harlequinades
  2. harlequined
  3. harlequinery
  4. harlequinesque
  5. harlequinic
  6. harlequining
  7. harlequinism
  8. harlequinisms
  9. harlequinize
  10. harlequinized
  11. harlequinizes

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