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vousvoyering

vousvoyering is the present participle and gerund of vousvoyer.

Meaning of vousvoyer

Verb

vousvoyer (third-person singular simple present vousvoyers, present participle vousvoyering, simple past and past participle vousvoyered)

  1. Synonym of vouvoy.
    • The much thornier problem of whether to vousvoyer or tutoyer Ahmadou solved itself. At first I sought refuge in the impersonal on ("Can one have a glass of water, please?" instead of "Please bring me a glass of water.") But Ahmadou was soon tutoyer-ing me as often as vousvoyer-ing me, although he...1966, Developing World: AUFS Readings, American Universities Field Staff, Inc., →LCCN, page 110
    Synonyms:
    vouvoy

Questions about vousvoyering

What is vousvoyering the present participle and gerund of?
Vousvoyering is the present participle and gerund of vousvoyer.

Words near vousvoyering in the dictionary

  1. vousvoie
  2. vousvoied
  3. vousvoies
  4. vousvoyer
  5. vousvoyered
  6. vousvoyering
  7. vousvoyers
  8. vousvoying
  9. voutsafe
  10. voutsafed
  11. voutsafes

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