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twaining

twaining is the present participle and gerund of twain.

Meaning of twain

Verb

twain (third-person singular simple present twains, present participle twaining, simple past and past participle twained)

  1. (transitive) To part in twain; divide; sunder.

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Questions about twaining

What is twaining the present participle and gerund of?
Twaining is the present participle and gerund of twain.

Words near twaining in the dictionary

  1. Twain Harte
  2. twained
  3. Twainesque
  4. Twainian
  5. Twainiana
  6. twaining
  7. Twainish
  8. twains
  9. twait shad
  10. twaite
  11. twaite shad

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