Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bewraying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-wray-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of divulging or revealing information

verb

present participle and gerund of bewray

Example Sentences

"As for the bewraying, or rather betraying, of my friends, since I dare swear for their fidelity to her majesty and crown, and am assured that such my bewraying could in no sort do my prince or country service, but give occasion and opportunity to their enemies, I hope in all humanity I may be pardoned, and wish not to live with such a spot of infamy, more intolerable far than death itself."

Etymology

From Middle English bewreying, biwreying, equivalent to bewray + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bewreying
Suffix: bewray

Inflected Forms

bewrayings (plural)

Derived Forms

bewrayingly

Questions

What does bewraying mean?: The act or process of divulging or revealing information
Where does bewraying come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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