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stymying

stymying is the present participle and gerund of stymie.

Meaning of stymie

Verb

stymie (third-person singular simple present stymies, present participle stymieing or stymying, simple past and past participle stymied)

  1. To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
    • They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.
  2. To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

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Questions about stymying

What is stymying the present participle and gerund of?
Stymying is the present participle and gerund of stymie.

Words near stymying in the dictionary

  1. Stymphalian birds
  2. Stymphalians
  3. Stymphalides
  4. Stymphalus
  5. stymy
  6. stymying
  7. stype
  8. stypes
  9. styphnate
  10. styphnates
  11. styphnic

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