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withsetting

withsetting is the present participle and gerund of withset.

Meaning of withset

Verb

withset (third-person singular simple present withsets, present participle withsetting, simple past and past participle withset)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To set oneself against; oppose; resist.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be set against.
    • R. of Brunne
      Their way he them withset.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To set (a place) with an ambush.

Questions about withsetting

What is withsetting the present participle and gerund of?
Withsetting is the present participle and gerund of withset.

Words near withsetting in the dictionary

  1. withsayers
  2. withsaying
  3. withsays
  4. withset
  5. withsets
  6. withsetting
  7. withsit
  8. withsits
  9. withsitten
  10. withsitting
  11. withsook

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