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wyeing

wyeing is the present participle and gerund of wye.

Meaning of wye

Verb

wye (third-person singular simple present wyes, present participle wying or wyeing, simple past and past participle wyed)

  1. (transitive) To make something into a wye (letter Y) shape.
    • When a hose line is divided into two or more lines, these lines are known as wyed lines.
  2. (transitive) To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.
    • Since the train didn't have a control cab at the other end, they wyed the train to turn it around for the trip back to the city.

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Questions about wyeing

What is wyeing the present participle and gerund of?
Wyeing is the present participle and gerund of wye.

Words near wyeing in the dictionary

  1. Wye Valley
  2. Wye with Hinxhill
  3. wyed
  4. Wyee
  5. Wyee Point
  6. wyeing
  7. Wyelangta
  8. Wyeld
  9. Wyelds
  10. Wyena
  11. wyer

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