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rins

rins is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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What is rins the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rin.

Words near rins in the dictionary

  1. Rinns
  2. RINO
  3. RINOs
  4. rinpoche
  5. rinpoches
  6. rins
  7. rinsability
  8. rinsable
  9. rinsate
  10. rinsates
  11. rinse

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