Partaking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of taking part in something.
  2. 2
    An act of taking sides; partiality. archaic
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of partake form-of, gerund, participle, present

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accessoryaffiliationassociationcochairmanshipcompanionshipcompany

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"Then she gave him some dry figs and bread from her scrip, and whilst he was partaking of this fare she oft-time snatched a morsel from his mouth and ate it, as though she had been a nestling taking food from its mother's beak."

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