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laveering

laveering is the present participle and gerund of laveer.

Meaning of laveer

Verb

laveer (third-person singular simple present laveers, present participle laveering, simple past and past participle laveered)

  1. (obsolete) To beat against the wind; to tack.
    • But those that 'gainst stiff Gales laveering go
      Must be at once resolv'd and skilful too.1660, [John] Dryden, Astraea Redux

Questions about laveering

What is laveering the present participle and gerund of?
Laveering is the present participle and gerund of laveer.

Words near laveering in the dictionary

  1. Lavecchias
  2. laved
  3. lavedst
  4. laveer
  5. laveered
  6. laveering
  7. laveers
  8. Lavehr
  9. Lavell
  10. Lavelle
  11. Lavelles

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