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tanging

tanging is the present participle and gerund of tang.

Meaning of tang

Verb

tang (third-person singular simple present tangs, present participle tanging, simple past and past participle tanged)

  1. (dated) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.
  2. To make a ringing sound; to ring.
    • let thy tongue tang arguments of statec. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Questions about tanging

What is tanging the present participle and gerund of?
Tanging is the present participle and gerund of tang.

Words near tanging in the dictionary

  1. tangiest
  2. tangihanga
  3. tangihangas
  4. tangily
  5. tanginess
  6. tanging
  7. Tangipahoa
  8. Tangipahoa Parish
  9. tangis
  10. Tangiwai
  11. tangiwaite

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