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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He had, during the last four years, done a good deal of "devilling"; he had attended at the Old Bailey watching for "soups" with untiring patience.
From Mike Fletcher A Novel by George (George Augustus) Moore
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 girls were devilling the life out of him to look it up.
From Berry And Co. by Dornford Yates
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
Prepare the lobster as for devilling, omitting, however, the mustard.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa
