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savvying

savvying is the present participle and gerund of savvy.

Meaning of savvy

Verb

savvy (third-person singular simple present savvies, present participle savvying, simple past and past participle savvied)

  1. (informal) To understand.
    • He's probably a perfect technician as a surgeon, but he knows you get only what you grab. Think of the years it's taken me to learn what he savvied all the time!1925, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXIV, in Arrowsmith, Harcourt Brace & Co., page 280

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Questions about savvying

What is savvying the present participle and gerund of?
Savvying is the present participle and gerund of savvy.

Words near savvying in the dictionary

  1. savviest
  2. savvily
  3. savviness
  4. savvinesses
  5. savvy
  6. savvying
  7. Savyasachi
  8. saw
  9. saw a man
  10. saw a man about a dog
  11. saw a man about a horse

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