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abominating

abominating is the present participle and gerund of abominate.

Meaning of abominate

Verb

abominate (third-person singular simple present abominates, present participle abominating, simple past and past participle abominated)

  1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
    • "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration."1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    Synonyms:
    abhor, loathe, detest
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To dislike strongly.
    • I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.

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Questions about abominating

What is abominating the present participle and gerund of?
Abominating is the present participle and gerund of abominate.

Words near abominating in the dictionary

  1. abominableness
  2. abominably
  3. abominate
  4. abominated
  5. abominates
  6. abominating
  7. abominatio
  8. abomination
  9. abominationly
  10. abominations
  11. abominator

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