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besetting

The correct spelling is besetting.

How to pronounce besetting

verb

Say it like: Bes-ett-ing

The correct spelling is besetting. To surround or hem in.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To surround or hem in.
  2. 2.(sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
  3. 3.To decorate something with jewels etc.
  4. 4.Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.

noun

  1. 1.The act of one who besets or attacks.

adjective

  1. 1.Deeply rooted; persistent.
  2. 2.Obsessive

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