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tyranting

tyranting is the present participle and gerund of tyrant.

Meaning of tyrant

Verb

tyrant (third-person singular simple present tyrants, present participle tyranting, simple past and past participle tyranted)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
    • Let thy judgment be king, but not tyrant over ita. 1661, Thomas Fuller, Of Fancy
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To tyrannize.

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Questions about tyranting

What is tyranting the present participle and gerund of?
Tyranting is the present participle and gerund of tyrant.

Words near tyranting in the dictionary

  1. tyrant-manakins
  2. tyranted
  3. tyrantess
  4. tyrantesses
  5. tyranthood
  6. tyranting
  7. tyrantless
  8. tyrantlike
  9. tyrantries
  10. tyrantry
  11. tyrants

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