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seeching

seeching is the present participle and gerund of seech.

Meaning of seech

Verb

seech (third-person singular simple present seeches, present participle seeching, simple past and past participle sought or seeched)

  1. (obsolete, possibly) Lancashire, West Country, and possibly other dialects' form of seek.
    • "I have spokken for misel',—an' for thee too. To th' best o' my thinkin', Jone,—wherever yo finden folk yo'n find foos." "Well; it's th' likeliest shop to seech form 'em in, as how 'tis." "It is, owd lad; an' if yo leeten of onybody at o', yo connot go wrang."1879, Edwin Waugh, The chimney corner, page 208

Questions about seeching

What is seeching the present participle and gerund of?
Seeching is the present participle and gerund of seech.

Words near seeching in the dictionary

  1. seecatchies
  2. seech
  3. seeched
  4. seeches
  5. seechin'
  6. seeching
  7. seed
  8. seed bank
  9. seed banking
  10. seed banks
  11. seed bead

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