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ill-using

ill-using is the present participle and gerund of ill-use.

Meaning of ill-use

Verb

ill-use (third-person singular simple present ill-uses, present participle ill-using, simple past and past participle ill-used)

  1. To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly.
    • A Newcastle shunter, Goodchild, working at one end of Forth Goods Yard, was for some reason moved to the other end, with no loss of pay: he thought he was ill-used and ceased work, as did a number of sympathisers.1958 March, T. Preston, “North Eastern Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 206

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Questions about ill-using

What is ill-using the present participle and gerund of?
Ill-using is the present participle and gerund of ill-use.

Words near ill-using in the dictionary

  1. ill-usage
  2. ill-usages
  3. ill-use
  4. ill-used
  5. ill-uses
  6. ill-using
  7. ill-will
  8. ill-willed
  9. ill-willer
  10. ill-willers
  11. ill-willing

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