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sinewing

sinewing is the present participle and gerund of sinew.

Meaning of sinew

Verb

sinew (third-person singular simple present sinews, present participle sinewing, simple past and past participle sinewed)

  1. (transitive) To knit together or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.
    • And now to London with Triumphant march, / There to be crowned Englands Royall King: / From whence, ſhall Warwicke cut the Sea to France, / And aske the Ladie Bona for thy Queene: / So ſhalt thou ſinow both theſe Lands together, / And hauing France thy Friend, thou ſhalt not dread / The ſcattred...c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

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Questions about sinewing

What is sinewing the present participle and gerund of?
Sinewing is the present participle and gerund of sinew.

Words near sinewing in the dictionary

  1. sinew-shrunk
  2. sinewave
  3. sinewaves
  4. sinewed
  5. sinewiness
  6. sinewing
  7. sinewish
  8. sinewless
  9. sinewlessness
  10. sinewous
  11. sinews

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