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witwantoning

witwantoning is the present participle and gerund of witwanton.

Meaning of witwanton

Verb

witwanton (third-person singular simple present witwantons, present participle witwantoning, simple past and past participle witwantoned)

  1. (archaic) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently.
    • … a citizen in Cheapside was executed as a traitor for saying he would make his son heir to the crown, though he only meant his own house, having a crown for the sign, more dangerous it is to wit-wanton it with the Majesty of God.1834, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, Digitized edition, W. Orr, published 2007, page 32

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Questions about witwantoning

What is witwantoning the present participle and gerund of?
Witwantoning is the present participle and gerund of witwanton.

Words near witwantoning in the dictionary

  1. witwall
  2. witwalls
  3. witwals
  4. witwanton
  5. witwantoned
  6. witwantoning
  7. witwantons
  8. Witwatersrand
  9. Witwer
  10. witworm
  11. witworms

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