"contriving" meaning in English

See contriving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: contrivings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contriving (plural contrivings)
  1. The act of one who contrives.
    Sense id: en-contriving-en-noun-aIMfZPS8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} contriving
  1. present participle and gerund of contrive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: contrive
    Sense id: en-contriving-en-verb-Q4deU61N

Inflected forms

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