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underfonging

underfonging is the present participle and gerund of underfong.

Meaning of underfong

Verb

underfong (third-person singular simple present underfongs, present participle underfonging, simple past and past participle underfonged)

  1. (Early, Modern, obsolete) To seduce, entrap; surround, overcome.
    • Thou..that by trecheree Didst underfong my lasse, to wexe so light.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

Questions about underfonging

What is underfonging the present participle and gerund of?
Underfonging is the present participle and gerund of underfong.

Words near underfonging in the dictionary

  1. underfogged
  2. underfolded
  3. underfollowed
  4. underfong
  5. underfonged
  6. underfonging
  7. underfongs
  8. underfoot
  9. underfooted
  10. underfooting
  11. underfootings

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