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preying upon

preying upon is the present participle and gerund of prey upon.

Meaning of prey upon

Verb

prey upon (third-person singular simple present preys upon, present participle preying upon, simple past and past participle preyed upon)

  1. Synonym of prey on.
    Synonyms:
    prey on

Questions about preying upon

What is preying upon the present participle and gerund of?
Preying upon is the present participle and gerund of prey upon.

Words near preying upon in the dictionary

  1. preyeth
  2. preyful
  3. preying
  4. preying mantis
  5. preying on
  6. preying upon
  7. preys
  8. preys on
  9. preys upon
  10. prez
  11. Preza

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preying upon (page history and authors); prey upon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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