Crossword clues for vowing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vow \Vow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vowing.] [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare. See Vow, n.]
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To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. ``When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.''
--Eccl. v. 4.[Men] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage.
--Shak. To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of vow English)
Usage examples of "vowing".
Ranulf had thwarted her attempt at justice, vowing to annul their marriage and force her to serve as his slave.
The large-bellied man who came hurrying up from the kitchens put on a humble show and professed his abject apologies to the lord, lamenting that he had been too liberal with the salt, vowing that his hand had slipped over the wine barrel.
She sat once more to put on boots and tighten her cross garters, vowing not to indulge in anymore gallows humor.
Content now, Bella hurried past the kneeling squires and between the tilted carts, vowing not to look back for any reason whatsoever.
I leaned heavily on my table, vowing never again to yield to rebellious impulse.
Lord Jonos Bracken had followed, vowing to reclaim the burnt shell of his castle and bury his dead, and now Lord Jason Mallister had announced his intent to return to his seat at Seagard, still mercifully untouched by the fighting.
Pyat Pree took his leave as well, vowing to petition the Undying Ones for an audience.