devilling
- present participle of devil.
Example Sentences
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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
The department and the Pinkertons have been devilling the life out of me about it for nine months.
From The Lost Road by Davis, Richard Harding
They would be better employed taking a walk, devilling for some investigator, browsing in museums or libraries, or even arguing with each other.
From Cambridge Essays on Education by Various
She would take no pleasure in devilling a man.
From The Heart of the Range by White, William Patterson
When they ain't devilling the life out of their step-mother they're worrying somebody else.
From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.
