HOYING

Verb

hoying

present participle of hoy

Source: Wiktionary


HOY

Hoy, n. Etym: [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.)

Definition: A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. The hoy went to London every week. Cowper.

Hoy, interj. Etym: [D. hui. Cf. Ahoy.]

Definition: Ho! Halloe! Stop!

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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