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hoying

hoying is the present participle and gerund of hoy.

Meaning of hoy

Verb (1)

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoying, simple past and past participle hoyed)

  1. (transitive) To incite; to drive onward.

Verb (2)

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoying or hoyin, simple past and past participle hoyed)

  1. (Australia, Northumbria) To throw.
    • They grab his duds and his picks as well. They hoy him down to the pit of hell. Down you go and fare ye well. You dirty blackleg miner.1970 June, traditional, “The Blackleg Miner” (track 4), in Hark! The Village Wait, performed by Steeleye Span

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Proper noun capitalized: Hoying

Hoying (plural Hoyings)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of hoying

pluralHoyings

Origin of hoying

Variant of German Höing.

Questions about hoying

What does hoying mean?
Hoying means a surname from German.
What is hoying the present participle and gerund of?
Hoying is the present participle and gerund of hoy.
What part of speech is hoying?
Hoying is a proper noun.

Words near hoying in the dictionary

  1. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome
  2. hoyers
  3. Hoyerswerda
  4. Hoyes
  5. hoyin
  6. hoying
  7. Hoyings
  8. Hoylake
  9. Hoyland
  10. Hoyland Common
  11. Hoylands

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