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sprighting

sprighting is the present participle and gerund of spright.

Meaning of spright

Verb

spright (third-person singular simple present sprights, present participle sprighting, simple past and past participle sprighted)

  1. (obsolete) To haunt.
    • I am sprighted with a fool ;
      Frighted , and anger'd worse1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

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Questions about sprighting

What is sprighting the present participle and gerund of?
Sprighting is the present participle and gerund of spright.

Words near sprighting in the dictionary

  1. spright
  2. sprighted
  3. sprightful
  4. sprightfully
  5. sprightfulness
  6. sprighting
  7. sprightless
  8. sprightlie
  9. sprightlier
  10. sprightliest
  11. sprightlily

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