Definition of Retying

1. Verb. (present participle of retie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retying

1. retie [v] - See also: retie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retying

returning(a)
returning cycle
returning officer
returning officers
returnless
returns
retuse
retweet
retweeted
retweeting
retweets
retwist
retwisted
retwisting
retwists
retying (current term)
retype
retyped
retypes
retyping
reule
reules
reume
reumes
reunient
reunification
reunifications
reunified
reunifies
reunify

Literary usage of Retying

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"With which reflection he sat down on the other side of the table, threw open his vest, and made a pretence of retying the neckerchief with much ..."

2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1906)
"( The other couple sit down, and Margaret begins a retying of the cravat. Enter the Wirthin and Stephenson, he imposing silence -with a sign. ..."

3. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"Well," she continued, untying his cravat and retying it again, " how did you crawl out of it ? " " Do you mean to say your mother did not tell you ? ..."

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