"behoney" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: behoneys [present, singular, third-person], behoneying [participle, present], behoneyed [participle, past], behoneyed [past]
Etymology: From be- + honey. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|honey}} be- + honey Head templates: {{en-verb}} behoney (third-person singular simple present behoneys, present participle behoneying, simple past and past participle behoneyed)
  1. (transitive) To cover or smear with honey. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-behoney-en-verb-zlI1NyZl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 45 55
  2. (transitive) To sweeten with honey, or with honeyed words. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-behoney-en-verb-RHMCZGCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 45 55

Inflected forms

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