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duel

/ˈdul/ verb C2
  1. To engage in a battle. · The two dogs were duelling for the bone.

He/she/it duels · Past dueled · Past participle dueled · -ing form dueling

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Verb forms

Base form
duel
He/she/it
duels
Past
dueled
Past participle
dueled
-ing form
dueling

From the library

’Tis like a duel.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 49 · C1
It has been a duel between you and me, Mr.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 109 · B2
The lantern was placed on the ground, the two adversaries took their stations, and the duel began.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 773 · C1
The general fell, then, in a loyal duel, and not in ambush as it might have been reported.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 775 · C1

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