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scything

scything noun: the act of using a scythe. Also the present participle and gerund of scythe.

Noun

scything (plural scythings)

  1. The act of using a scythe.
    • frequent scythings
  2. The mown material left after using a scythe.

Also used as

scything is also the present participle and gerund of scythe.

Forms of scything

pluralscythings

Phrases with scything

Questions about scything

What does scything mean?
Scything means the act of using a scythe.
What part of speech is scything?
Scything is a noun.
What is the plural of scything?
The plural of scything is scythings.

Words near scything in the dictionary

  1. Scythianization
  2. Scythianize
  3. Scythians
  4. Scythic
  5. Scythica
  6. scything
  7. scything down
  8. scythings
  9. Scytho-
  10. scythridid
  11. scythridids

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