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lissing

lissing is the present participle and gerund of liss.

Meaning of liss

Verb

liss (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
  2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To cease; stop.

See all 7 meanings of liss

Questions about lissing

What is lissing the present participle and gerund of?
Lissing is the present participle and gerund of liss.

Words near lissing in the dictionary

  1. Lissendens
  2. lissened
  3. lissening
  4. lissens
  5. lisses
  6. lissing
  7. Lissington
  8. Lissingtons
  9. Lissner
  10. Lissners
  11. lissoclinamide

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