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palsying

palsying is the present participle and gerund of palsy.

Meaning of palsy

Verb

palsy (third-person singular simple present palsies, present participle palsying, simple past and past participle palsied)

  1. To paralyse, either completely or partially.
    • In the month of August, I issued proposals for publishing "THE LIBERATOR" in Washington city; but the enterprise, though hailed in different sections of the country, was palsied by public indifference.1831, William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, To The Public http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html

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What is palsying the present participle and gerund of?
Palsying is the present participle and gerund of palsy.

Words near palsying in the dictionary

  1. palstaffs
  2. palstave
  3. palstaves
  4. palsy
  5. palsy-walsy
  6. palsying
  7. palsylike
  8. palsywort
  9. palsyworts
  10. Palta
  11. Paltamo

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