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nighing

nighing is the present participle and gerund of nigh.

Meaning of nigh

Verb

nigh (third-person singular simple present nighs, present participle nighing, simple past and past participle nighed)

  1. (ambitransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near
    • When the charnel-eyed Pale Horse has nighed1924, Thomas Hardy, He Resolves to Say No More

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Words that rhyme with nighing

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Questions about nighing

What is nighing the present participle and gerund of?
Nighing is the present participle and gerund of nigh.

Words near nighing in the dictionary

  1. nighered
  2. nighering
  3. nighers
  4. nighest
  5. nigheth
  6. nighing
  7. nighly
  8. nighness
  9. nighs
  10. nighsome
  11. night

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