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villaining

villaining is the present participle and gerund of villain.

Meaning of villain

Verb

villain (third-person singular simple present villains, present participle villaining, simple past and past participle villained)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To debase; to degrade .

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Questions about villaining

What is villaining the present participle and gerund of?
Villaining is the present participle and gerund of villain.

Words near villaining in the dictionary

  1. villained
  2. villainess
  3. villainesses
  4. villainhood
  5. villainies
  6. villaining
  7. villainisation
  8. villainise
  9. villainises
  10. villainising
  11. villainism

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