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iring

iring is the present participle and gerund of ire.

Meaning of ire

Verb

ire (third-person singular simple present ires, present participle iring, simple past and past participle ired)

  1. (rare, transitive) To anger, to irritate.
    • It doesn't tire a man to put down a carpet so much as it ires him.1880, Gleason's Monthly Companion, page 287

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Questions about iring

What is iring the present participle and gerund of?
Iring is the present participle and gerund of ire.

Words near iring in the dictionary

  1. irilone
  2. Irimbo
  3. IRIN
  4. Irina
  5. irindalone
  6. iring
  7. irinotecan
  8. IRINT
  9. irio
  10. Iriomote
  11. Iriomote cat

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