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provosting

provosting is the present participle and gerund of provost.

Meaning of provost

Verb

provost (third-person singular simple present provosts, present participle provosting, simple past and past participle provosted)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
    • Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.

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Questions about provosting

What is provosting the present participle and gerund of?
Provosting is the present participle and gerund of provost.

Words near provosting in the dictionary

  1. provosted
  2. provostess
  3. provostesses
  4. provostial
  5. provosties
  6. provosting
  7. provostorial
  8. provostries
  9. provostry
  10. provosts
  11. provostship

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