sicklying
sicklying is the present participle and gerund of sickly.
Meaning of sickly
Verb
sickly (third-person singular simple present sicklies, present participle sicklying, simple past and past participle sicklied)
- To make (something) sickly.
- Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
- To become sickly.
- But the seven most prominent Apostles […] still hang together, their hearts tormented with eager yet sad questionings, their hopes fast sicklying over with the pale hues of doubt.1889, Samuel Cox, An Expositor’s Notebook, London: Richard D. Dickinson, 7th edition, Chapter 26, p. 364
Questions about sicklying
- What is sicklying the present participle and gerund of?
- Sicklying is the present participle and gerund of sickly.
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