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teening

teening is the present participle and gerund of teen.

Meaning of teen

Verb (1)

teen (third-person singular simple present teens, present participle teening, simple past and past participle teened)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
  2. (obsolete, reflexive) To become angry or distressed.
    • Þenne tened hym theologye · whan he þis tale herdec. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II

Verb (2)

teen (third-person singular simple present teens, present participle teening, simple past and past participle teened)

  1. (Devon, dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To close, to shut; to enclose, to hedge or fence in.
    • Hie tho' off […] or th' dur may be teen'd.1874 (1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, 75

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Questions about teening

What is teening the present participle and gerund of?
Teening is the present participle and gerund of teen.

Words near teening in the dictionary

  1. teenies
  2. teeniest
  3. teenigger
  4. teeniggers
  5. teenily-weenily
  6. teening
  7. teenlike
  8. teenologist
  9. teenologists
  10. teenophile
  11. teenophiles

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