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telishing

telishing is the present participle and gerund of telish.

Meaning of telish

Verb

telish (third-person singular simple present telishes, present participle telishing, simple past and past participle telished)

  1. Punish (an innocent person) for the sake of deterrence; subject (a person) to telishment.
    • How is one to limit the risks involved in allowing such systematic deception? How is one to avoid giving anything short of complete discretion to the authorities to telish anyone they like?1955, John Rawls, “Two Concepts of Rules”, in The Philosophical Review, LXIV, № 1, page 12

Questions about telishing

What is telishing the present participle and gerund of?
Telishing is the present participle and gerund of telish.

Words near telishing in the dictionary

  1. teliospores
  2. teliosporic
  3. telish
  4. telished
  5. telishes
  6. telishing
  7. telishment
  8. telishments
  9. telisotuzumab vedotin
  10. Telita
  11. telithromycin

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