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withstaying

withstaying is the present participle and gerund of withstay.

Meaning of withstay

Verb

withstay (third-person singular simple present withstays, present participle withstaying, simple past and past participle withstayed)

  1. (transitive) To hold back; oppose; withstand.
    • Death, careful of my learning, hath withstayed His final presence.1854, S. T. Dobell, Balder iii. 10
    Synonyms:
    gainstay

Questions about withstaying

What is withstaying the present participle and gerund of?
Withstaying is the present participle and gerund of withstay.

Words near withstaying in the dictionary

  1. withstanding
  2. withstandingness
  3. withstands
  4. withstay
  5. withstayed
  6. withstaying
  7. withstays
  8. withstood
  9. withstrain
  10. withstrained
  11. withstraining

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