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reslaying

reslaying is the present participle and gerund of reslay.

Meaning of reslay

Verb

reslay (third-person singular simple present reslays, present participle reslaying, simple past reslew, past participle reslain)

  1. (transitive) To slay again.
    • They delight to refight the battles and reslay the slain.1859, Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, page 665

Questions about reslaying

What is reslaying the present participle and gerund of?
Reslaying is the present participle and gerund of reslay.

Words near reslaying in the dictionary

  1. reslate
  2. reslated
  3. reslates
  4. reslating
  5. reslay
  6. reslaying
  7. reslays
  8. resleeper
  9. resleepered
  10. resleepering
  11. resleepers

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