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roisting

roisting is the present participle and gerund of roist.

Meaning of roist

Verb

roist (third-person singular simple present roists, present participle roisting, simple past and past participle roisted)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To roister.
    • I have a roisting challenge sent amongst
      The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks
      Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about roisting

What is roisting the present participle and gerund of?
Roisting is the present participle and gerund of roist.

Words near roisting in the dictionary

  1. roisterly
  2. roisterous
  3. roisterously
  4. roisterousness
  5. roisters
  6. roisting
  7. roists
  8. roitelet
  9. roitelets
  10. rojak
  11. rojaks

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