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snebbing

snebbing is the present participle and gerund of sneb.

Meaning of sneb

Verb

sneb (third-person singular simple present snebs, present participle snebbing, simple past and past participle snebbed)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) To check; to reprimand.
    • 16th c, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, Book II, 1725, The Works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney, Kt., in Prose and Verse, Volume 1, 14th Edition, page 410,
      Thou heard'ſt even now a young man ſneb me ſore, / Because I read him, as I would my ſon.
    Synonyms:
    sneap, snib, snub

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Questions about snebbing

What is snebbing the present participle and gerund of?
Snebbing is the present participle and gerund of sneb.

Words near snebbing in the dictionary

  1. sneath
  2. sneaths
  3. sneaux
  4. sneb
  5. snebbed
  6. snebbing
  7. snebs
  8. sneck
  9. sneck lifter
  10. sneck lifters
  11. sneck posset

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