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traying

traying is the present participle and gerund of tray.

Meaning of tray

Verb (1)

tray (third-person singular simple present trays, present participle traying, simple past and past participle trayed)

  1. (transitive) to place (items) on a tray
    • Be sure to tray eggs with the large end up.
  2. (intransitive) to slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.
    • Traying has provided collegiate fun and the occasional fatality for decades.

Verb (2)

tray (third-person singular simple present trays, present participle traying, simple past and past participle trayed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to grieve; to annoy

Verb (3)

tray (third-person singular simple present trays, present participle traying, simple past and past participle trayed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to betray

See all 13 meanings of tray

Questions about traying

What is traying the present participle and gerund of?
Traying is the present participle and gerund of tray.

Words near traying in the dictionary

  1. Trayer
  2. Trayers
  3. trayf
  4. trayful
  5. trayfuls
  6. traying
  7. trayless
  8. traylike
  9. trayline
  10. traylines
  11. Traylor

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