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replevining

replevining is the present participle and gerund of replevin.

Meaning of replevin

Verb

replevin (third-person singular simple present replevins, present participle replevining, simple past and past participle replevined)

  1. (transitive) To replevy.
    • Arranged about her are artificial flowers that appear in their varied pale and pastel colors to be faded from the sun. As if perhaps replevined from some desert grave.1998, Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain

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Questions about replevining

What is replevining the present participle and gerund of?
Replevining is the present participle and gerund of replevin.

Words near replevining in the dictionary

  1. replevies
  2. replevin
  3. replevined
  4. replevinger
  5. replevingers
  6. replevining
  7. replevins
  8. replevisable
  9. replevisor
  10. replevisors
  11. replevy

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