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tyning

tyning is the present participle and gerund of tyne.

Meaning of tyne

Verb

tyne (third-person singular simple present tynes, present participle tyning, simple past and past participle tyned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lose.
    • ‘Yes, bonny wee thing, I’ll wear you in my bosom, lest my jewel I should tyne.’1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To become lost; to perish.

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Questions about tyning

What is tyning the present participle and gerund of?
Tyning is the present participle and gerund of tyne.

Words near tyning in the dictionary

  1. Tyneside
  2. Tynewald
  3. Tyng
  4. Tyngsboro
  5. Tyngsborough
  6. tyning
  7. Tynion
  8. Tynisha
  9. Tynong
  10. Tynong North
  11. Tynset

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