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wying

wying 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 wying

What is wying the present participle and gerund of?
Wying is the present participle and gerund of wye.

Words near wying in the dictionary

  1. Wygant
  2. Wygants
  3. wyght
  4. wyib
  5. wyif
  6. wying
  7. Wyke
  8. Wyke Champflower
  9. Wyke Regis
  10. Wykeham
  11. Wykehamical

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