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parsleying

parsleying is the present participle and gerund of parsley.

Meaning of parsley

Verb

parsley (third-person singular simple present parsleys, present participle parsleying, simple past and past participle parsleyed)

  1. (transitive) To add parsley to.
    • Put a layer of mashed potato on one side and also on the other after peppering, salting and finely-chopped parsleying it to taste.1923, William Teignmouth Shore, My Cook Book, page 46

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Questions about parsleying

What is parsleying the present participle and gerund of?
Parsleying is the present participle and gerund of parsley.

Words near parsleying in the dictionary

  1. parsley frogs
  2. Parsley Hay
  3. parsley piert
  4. parsley-leaved hawthorn
  5. parsleyed
  6. parsleying
  7. parsleylike
  8. parsleys
  9. parsleyworm
  10. parsleyworms
  11. parslied

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