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sullowing

sullowing is the present participle and gerund of sullow.

Meaning of sullow

Verb

sullow (third-person singular simple present sullows, present participle sullowing, simple past and past participle sullowed)

  1. (transitive) To sully.
    Synonyms:
    befoul, defile, sowl, assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile

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Questions about sullowing

What is sullowing the present participle and gerund of?
Sullowing is the present participle and gerund of sullow.

Words near sullowing in the dictionary

  1. Sullivants
  2. Sullo
  3. Sullos
  4. sullow
  5. sullowed
  6. sullowing
  7. sullows
  8. sulls
  9. sully
  10. Sully County
  11. sullying

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