squire
noun
(in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
squiring
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present participleof squire.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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Treating this kind of team-wide malaise doesn’t necessarily mean culling the entire team, or even squiring off its oldest players with a testimonial and a watch.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021
So is squiring musician Grimes to the Met Gala.
From The Verge ● May 8, 2021
The purpose of this junket — events were spread over two days, with a shuttle bus squiring the group from site to site — was to explain that process.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2019
Riskin had a different set of romantic problems - if squiring Loretta Young and other actresses to nightclubs and turning down Carole Lombard’s marriage proposal could be called problems.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
I shall never forget seeing Edgar gravely squiring about an old lady in a portentous black bonnet, and giving her information in the correctest grammar possible.'
From Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
