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stevvoning

stevvoning is the present participle and gerund of stevvon.

Meaning of stevvon

Verb

stevvon (third-person singular simple present stevvons, present participle stevvoning, simple past and past participle stevvoned)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) To speak (especially loudly) or shout.
    • Says he, whispering, — "Ah wunder'd what yer'd goan art for; keep it art o't' seet ur yer'll hev Somb'dy darn on yer pretty quick;" an' cocking up his head agean he stevvons art "Silernce!"1862, C. Clough Robinson, The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood, page 67

Questions about stevvoning

What is stevvoning the present participle and gerund of?
Stevvoning is the present participle and gerund of stevvon.

Words near stevvoning in the dictionary

  1. Stevon
  2. Stevonnie
  3. Stevulak
  4. stevvon
  5. stevvoned
  6. stevvoning
  7. stevvons
  8. stew
  9. stew in one's juices
  10. stew in one's own broth
  11. stew in one's own gravy

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