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scaithing

scaithing is the present participle and gerund of scaith.

Meaning of scaith

Verb

scaith (third-person singular simple present scaiths, present participle scaithing, simple past and past participle scaithed)

  1. (Scotland) To injure; to wound.
    • She has scaithed us most wickedly, an' I dinna think she should hev forgiveness.1896, John Horne, A canny countryside, page 119
    Synonyms:
    damage, harm, abuse, annoy, bewound, damnify, dere, do damage to, do for, do ill

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Questions about scaithing

What is scaithing the present participle and gerund of?
Scaithing is the present participle and gerund of scaith.

Words near scaithing in the dictionary

  1. Scaifes
  2. scainiite
  3. scairt
  4. scaith
  5. scaithed
  6. scaithing
  7. scaithless
  8. scaiths
  9. scal
  10. scala
  11. scala naturae

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