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malicing

malicing is the present participle and gerund of malice.

Meaning of malice

Verb

malice (third-person singular simple present malices, present participle malicing, simple past and past participle maliced)

  1. To intend to cause harm; to bear malice.
    • Thou blinded God (quod I) forgive me this offence, / Unwittingly I went about, to malice thy pretence.1557, Henry Howard, “Complaint of a lover that defied Love and was by Love after the more tormented”, in Songes and Sonettes
    Synonyms:
    envy, grudge, spite

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Questions about malicing

What is malicing the present participle and gerund of?
Malicing is the present participle and gerund of malice.

Words near malicing in the dictionary

  1. maliceful
  2. maliceless
  3. malices
  4. malicide
  5. malicides
  6. malicing
  7. malicious
  8. malicious compliance
  9. malicious mischief
  10. malicious prosecution
  11. malicious prosecutions

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