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queening it

queening it is the present participle and gerund of queen it.

Meaning of queen it

Verb

queen it (third-person singular simple present queens it, present participle queening it, simple past and past participle queened it)

  1. To behave like a queen; to be superior or conceited.
    • This dream of mine— / Being now awake, I'll queen it no inch farther, / But milk my ewes, and weep.c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 4, scene 4
    Synonyms:
    lord it

Questions about queening it

What is queening it the present participle and gerund of?
Queening it is the present participle and gerund of queen it.

Words near queening it in the dictionary

  1. queenie
  2. queenier
  3. queenies
  4. queeniest
  5. queening
  6. queening it
  7. queening out
  8. queening square
  9. queening squares
  10. queening stool
  11. queening stools

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