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lewing

lewing is the present participle and gerund of lew.

Meaning of lew

Verb

lew (third-person singular simple present lews, present participle lewing, simple past and past participle lewed)

  1. (transitive) To make warm or lukewarm.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To become warm.
  3. (transitive) To shelter from the wind.
    • Lew... Those trees will lew the house when they're up-grown.1887, W. D. Parish & al., Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect

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Questions about lewing

What is lewing the present participle and gerund of?
Lewing is the present participle and gerund of lew.

Words near lewing in the dictionary

  1. Lewickis
  2. Lewie
  3. Lewin
  4. Lewin's Cove
  5. Lewin's equation
  6. lewing
  7. Lewington
  8. Lewinian
  9. Lewins
  10. Lewinski
  11. Lewinskian

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