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speering

speering is the present participle and gerund of speer.

Meaning of speer

Verb

speer (third-person singular simple present speers, present participle speering, simple past and past participle speered)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) to ask, to inquire
    • Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer.1778, Alexander Ross, Helenore: Or, The Fortunate Shepherdess, page 87

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Noun

speering (plural speerings)

  1. (Scotland) An enquiry; an asking about something.

Forms of speering

pluralspeerings

Questions about speering

What does speering mean?
Speering means an enquiry; an asking about something.
What is speering the present participle and gerund of?
Speering is the present participle and gerund of speer.
What part of speech is speering?
Speering is a noun.
What is the plural of speering?
The plural of speering is speerings.

Words near speering in the dictionary

  1. Speen
  2. Speenhamland
  3. Speenhamland system
  4. speer
  5. speered
  6. speering
  7. speerings
  8. speerit
  9. speerits
  10. speers
  11. Speers Point

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