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rinning

rinning is the present participle and gerund of rin.

Meaning of rin

Verb

rin (third-person singular simple present rins, present participle rinning, simple past ran, past participle run)

  1. (ambitransitive, dialectal) To run.
    • "Besides," he continued, "I'm no sure that I'm right in rinning—rinning! I'm no rinning , I'm ganging; weel then I'm no sure that I'm right doing a witch's errand, whether rinning or ganging, sae I'se stand still and consider it.[…]."1836, Allan Cunningham, Lord Roldan, volume 1, John Macrone, page 314

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Questions about rinning

What is rinning the present participle and gerund of?
Rinning is the present participle and gerund of rin.

Words near rinning in the dictionary

  1. Rinnemann's green
  2. rinnenkarren
  3. rinner
  4. rinners
  5. Rinnes
  6. rinning
  7. Rinns
  8. RINO
  9. RINOs
  10. rinpoche
  11. rinpoches

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