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subwaying

subwaying is the present participle and gerund of subway.

Meaning of subway

Verb

subway (third-person singular simple present subways, present participle subwaying, simple past and past participle subwayed)

  1. (US, informal, intransitive) To travel by underground railway.
    • I suppose I could have subwayed around town in search of froufrou French pastry shops.2008 February 13, Melissa Clark, “From Paris, With Hustle”, in New York Times

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Questions about subwaying

What is subwaying the present participle and gerund of?
Subwaying is the present participle and gerund of subway.

Words near subwaying in the dictionary

  1. subway-surface
  2. subway-surfaces
  3. subwayed
  4. subwayer
  5. subwayers
  6. subwaying
  7. subwayless
  8. subways
  9. subweapon
  10. subweapons
  11. subweb

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