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swiking

swiking is the present participle and gerund of swike.

Meaning of swike

Verb

swike (third-person singular simple present swikes, present participle swiking, simple past swoke, past participle swicken)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To deceive, cheat; betray.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To stop, cease.

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Questions about swiking

What is swiking the present participle and gerund of?
Swiking is the present participle and gerund of swike.

Words near swiking in the dictionary

  1. swigs
  2. Swihart
  3. Swiharts
  4. swike
  5. swikes
  6. swiking
  7. swile
  8. swiles
  9. swiling
  10. swill
  11. swill down

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