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abrupting

abrupting is the present participle and gerund of abrupt.

Meaning of abrupt

Verb

abrupt (third-person singular simple present abrupts, present participle abrupting, simple past and past participle abrupted)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To tear off or asunder.
    • Till death abrupts them.1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC
  2. To interrupt suddenly.

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Questions about abrupting

What is abrupting the present participle and gerund of?
Abrupting is the present participle and gerund of abrupt.

Words near abrupting in the dictionary

  1. abrupted
  2. abruptedly
  3. abrupter
  4. abruptest
  5. abruptic
  6. abrupting
  7. abruptio
  8. abruptio placentae
  9. abruptio placentarum
  10. abruption
  11. abruptiones placentarum

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