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henching

henching is the present participle and gerund of hench.

Meaning of hench

Verb (1)

hench (third-person singular simple present henches, present participle henching, simple past and past participle henched)

  1. (Scotland) To halt or limp.

Verb (2)

hench (third-person singular simple present henches, present participle henching, simple past and past participle henched)

  1. To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain.
    • Candace Flynn (Ashley Tisdale): I told you! You're my henchman. Hench or something. / Stacy Hirano (Kelly Hu): Oh, no. You did not just tell me to hench.2010 May 3, Jon Colton Barry, Piero Piluso, “The Beak”, in Phineas and Ferb, season 2, episode 27

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Questions about henching

What is henching the present participle and gerund of?
Henching is the present participle and gerund of hench.

Words near henching in the dictionary

  1. hencher
  2. henches
  3. henchest
  4. henchfolk
  5. henchfolks
  6. henching
  7. henchman
  8. henchmanship
  9. henchmen
  10. henchpeople
  11. henchperson

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