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havocing

havocing is the present participle and gerund of havoc.

Meaning of havoc

Verb

havoc (third-person singular simple present havocs, present participle havocking, simple past and past participle havocked)

  1. To pillage.
    • To tear and havoc more than she can eat.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. To cause havoc.

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Questions about havocing

What is havocing the present participle and gerund of?
Havocing is the present participle and gerund of havoc.

Words near havocing in the dictionary

  1. Havlik
  2. Havliks
  3. havn't
  4. havoc
  5. havoced
  6. havocing
  7. havock
  8. havocked
  9. havocker
  10. havockers
  11. havocking

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