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noying

noying is the present participle and gerund of noy.

Meaning of noy

Verb

noy (third-person singular simple present noys, present participle noying, simple past and past participle noyed)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) To annoy; to harm or injure.
    • Take heed to false harlots, and more, ye wot what. / If noise ye heare, / Looke all be cleare: / Least drabs doe noie thee, / And theeues destroie thee.1878, Thomas Tusser, “74. A Digression.”, in Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie. […], London: Published for the English Dialect Society by Trübner & Co., […], →OCLC; republished as W[illiam]...

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Questions about noying

What is noying the present participle and gerund of?
Noying is the present participle and gerund of noy.

Words near noying in the dictionary

  1. noyeaus
  2. noyed
  3. Noyer
  4. noyers
  5. Noyes
  6. noying
  7. noyl
  8. noyls
  9. noyment
  10. noynoying
  11. Noyola

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