▪ I. † aˈgasting, vbl. n. Obs.
[f. agast v. + -ing1.]
Frightening, terrifying, alarming.
| 1672 R. Taylor Cromwell To the agasting of Cromwell who suspected an assassinate. |
▪ II. † aˈgasting, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. agast v. + -ing2.]
That terrifies or alarms.
| 1593 Nashe Christs Teares 90/1 It woulde breede in vs such an agasting terror. |