What does retying mean?
Retying means present participle and gerund of retie.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of retie.
March 31, 1885, Mark Twain, speech at the Tile Club Dinner for Laurence Hutton I found that a new oath holds pretty well; but that when it is become old and frayed out and damaged by a dozen annual retyings of its remains, it ceases to be serviceable; any little strain will snap it.
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Retying means present participle and gerund of retie.
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March 31, 1885, Mark Twain, speech at the Tile Club Dinner for Laurence Hutton I found that a new oath holds pretty well; but that when it is become old and frayed out and damaged by a dozen annual retyings of its remains, it ceases to be serviceable; any little strain will snap it.
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