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hielding

hielding is the present participle and gerund of hield.

Meaning of hield

Verb

hield (third-person singular simple present hields, present participle hielding, simple past and past participle hielded)

  1. (transitive) To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
  2. (transitive) To pour out; pour.
  3. (transitive) To throw; cast; put.
  4. (intransitive) To bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over.
  5. (intransitive) To decline; sink; go down.
  6. (intransitive) To yield; give way; surrender.

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Questions about hielding

What is hielding the present participle and gerund of?
Hielding is the present participle and gerund of hield.

Words near hielding in the dictionary

  1. hieing
  2. hielaman
  3. hielamans
  4. hield
  5. hielded
  6. hielding
  7. hields
  8. hielmite
  9. hiemal
  10. hiemation
  11. Hiemstra

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