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wharving

wharving is the present participle and gerund of wharve.

Meaning of wharve

Verb

wharve (third-person singular simple present wharves, present participle wharving, simple past wharved or whorf, past participle wharved or whorf or whorven)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) To turn, turn over (especially of mown grass).
    • It wharves the wair and stirs the sand.1898, “Junda” Klingrahoolː

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Questions about wharving

What is wharving the present participle and gerund of?
Wharving is the present participle and gerund of wharve.

Words near wharving in the dictionary

  1. Whartonian
  2. Whartons
  3. wharve
  4. wharved
  5. wharves
  6. wharving
  7. whaserface
  8. whasername
  9. whasian
  10. Whasians
  11. whasisface

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