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proverbing

proverbing is the present participle and gerund of proverb.

Meaning of proverb

Verb

proverb (third-person singular simple present proverbs, present participle proverbing, simple past and past participle proverbed)

  1. To write or utter proverbs.
  2. To name in, or as, a proverb.
    • Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool / In every street, do they not say, "How well / Are come upon him his deserts?"1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 203–205
  3. To provide with a proverb.
    • I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about proverbing

What is proverbing the present participle and gerund of?
Proverbing is the present participle and gerund of proverb.

Words near proverbing in the dictionary

  1. proverbializing
  2. proverbially
  3. proverbialness
  4. proverbials
  5. proverbic
  6. proverbing
  7. proverbiologist
  8. proverbiologists
  9. proverbiology
  10. proverbize
  11. proverbized

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