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wiving

wiving is the present participle and gerund of wive.

Meaning of wive

Verb

wive (third-person singular simple present wives, present participle wiving, simple past and past participle wived)

  1. (ambitransitive) To marry (a woman).
    • If he have the condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me than wive me.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (transitive) To provide (someone) with a wife.
    Synonyms:
    bewife

Questions about wiving

What is wiving the present participle and gerund of?
Wiving is the present participle and gerund of wive.

Words near wiving in the dictionary

  1. wiverns
  2. wivers
  3. wives
  4. wives-in-law
  5. wivesless
  6. wiving
  7. wivish
  8. wivout
  9. WiWa
  10. WIWAL
  11. Wix

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