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yessing

yessing is the present participle and gerund of yes.

Meaning of yes

Verb

yes (third-person singular simple present yeses or yesses, present participle yessing, simple past and past participle yessed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.
    • Did he yes the veto?
    Synonyms:
    agree, consent, nod
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) To say “yes”.
    • The next day another writer asked us: “Didja hear about So-and-So? Got two hundred and fifty bucks for an idea!” We “yessed” and went our way.1923 February 25, “Going Up!”, in Sunday State Journal, Lincoln, Neb., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12—B, column 2
  3. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

See all 13 meanings of yes

Phrases with yessing

Questions about yessing

What is yessing the present participle and gerund of?
Yessing is the present participle and gerund of yes.

Words near yessing in the dictionary

  1. Yessentuki
  2. yesser
  3. yessers
  4. yesses
  5. yesses to death
  6. yessing
  7. yessing to death
  8. yessir
  9. yessiree
  10. yessiree Bob
  11. yessirree

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