welch
verb (used without object)
welching
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present participleof welch.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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Away from home, there is no question of the UK welching on its support for Ukraine - but there are no answers yet about how long the war will go on, or how it ends.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2022
Came Dec. 15 and the welching of European states on their war debts to the U. S. had almost ceased to be news.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the recent deflation in commodity values, there was widespread "welching" among business men who had theretofore been classed as reputable.
From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck
"I don't know—I'll have to think—if you are the legal owner——" "You're welching," he told her amiably.
From A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today by William MacLeod Raine
Some womanly, though welching, intuition led the bride to lock her door.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
