savvy
adjective
experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
savvying
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present participleof savvy.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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And Johnnie he cruises over to China, and the old fellow, savvying how things are, says all right, marry, and they get married, and he gives 'em his blessing and lays down and dies.
From Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
For savvying everything, there's nobody going to give him the go-by!
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
Well, there's time for a chin before the choo-choo starts—thought I'd be early, not savvying this kind of travelling a great deal.
From Red Saunders His Adventures West & East by Henry Wallace Phillips
