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whewing

whewing is the present participle and gerund of whew.

Meaning of whew

Verb (1)

whew (third-person singular simple present whews, present participle whewing, simple past and past participle whewed)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.

Verb (2)

whew (third-person singular simple present whews, present participle whewing, simple past and past participle whewed)

  1. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To bustle about.

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Questions about whewing

What is whewing the present participle and gerund of?
Whewing is the present participle and gerund of whew.

Words near whewing in the dictionary

  1. whewellite
  2. whewellites
  3. Whewells
  4. whewer
  5. whewers
  6. whewing
  7. whewl
  8. whewled
  9. whewling
  10. whewls
  11. whews

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