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tristing

tristing is the present participle and gerund of trist.

Meaning of trist

Verb

trist (third-person singular simple present trists, present participle tristing, simple past and past participle tristed)

  1. (obsolete) To trust, have faith in.

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Questions about tristing

What is tristing the present participle and gerund of?
Tristing is the present participle and gerund of trist.

Words near tristing in the dictionary

  1. tristichs
  2. tristigmatic
  3. tristimuli
  4. tristimulus
  5. Tristin
  6. tristing
  7. tristitiate
  8. tristitiated
  9. tristness
  10. Triston
  11. Tristram

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