devil
devilling
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present participleof devil.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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They were devilling him over at Trabue's office awhile ago about his failure and your big success.
From Ann Boyd by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben
In English legal phraseology "devil" and "devilling" are used of barristers who act as substitutes for others.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
When they ain't devilling the life out of their step-mother they're worrying somebody else.
From Under Fire by C. B. Cox
Prepare the lobster as for devilling, omitting, however, the mustard.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa
The department and the Pinkertons have been devilling the life out of me about it for nine months.
From The Lost Road by Richard Harding Davis
