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setting aback

setting aback is the present participle and gerund of set aback.

Meaning of set aback

Verb

set aback (third-person singular simple present sets aback, present participle setting aback, simple past and past participle set aback)

  1. (transitive) To startle or shock; to render (someone) confused or disconcerted.

Questions about setting aback

What is setting aback the present participle and gerund of?
Setting aback is the present participle and gerund of set aback.

Words near setting aback in the dictionary

  1. setteth about
  2. settin'
  3. setting
  4. setting a spell
  5. setting a thief to catch a thief
  6. setting aback
  7. setting about
  8. setting adrift
  9. setting afire
  10. setting after
  11. setting against

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