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inquieting

inquieting is the present participle and gerund of inquiet.

Meaning of inquiet

Verb

inquiet (third-person singular simple present inquiets, present participle inquieting, simple past and past participle inquieted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To disquiet.
    • His saide subiectes[…]shall [not] be sued, vexed, nor inquieted in theyr bodies goodes landes nor cattalles1530-1531, King Henry VIII, Public Act 22

Questions about inquieting

What is inquieting the present participle and gerund of?
Inquieting is the present participle and gerund of inquiet.

Words near inquieting in the dictionary

  1. inquests of office
  2. inquiet
  3. inquietation
  4. inquietations
  5. inquieted
  6. inquieting
  7. inquietly
  8. inquietness
  9. inquiets
  10. inquietude
  11. inquietudes

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