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Rarebesetting
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.To surround or hem in.
- 2.(sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- 3.To decorate something with jewels etc.
- 4.Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
noun
- 1.The act of one who besets or attacks.
adjective
- 1.Deeply rooted; persistent.
- 2.Obsessive
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