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manacling

manacling is the present participle and gerund of manacle.

Meaning of manacle

Verb

manacle (third-person singular simple present manacles, present participle manacling, simple past and past participle manacled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To confine with manacles.
    • [C]ome, / Ile manacle thy necke and feete together: / Sea water ſhalt thou drinke: thy food ſhall be / The freſh-brooke Muſſels, wither'd roots, and huskes / Wherein the Acorne cradled.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

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Questions about manacling

What is manacling the present participle and gerund of?
Manacling is the present participle and gerund of manacle.

Words near manacling in the dictionary

  1. manacing
  2. manacle
  3. manacled
  4. manaclelike
  5. manacles
  6. manacling
  7. Manado
  8. manaeesh
  9. Manaet
  10. Manafon
  11. Manafort

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