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abscessing

abscessing is the present participle and gerund of abscess.

Meaning of abscess

Verb

abscess (third-person singular simple present abscesses, present participle abscessing, simple past and past participle abscessed)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

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Questions about abscessing

What is abscessing the present participle and gerund of?
Abscessing is the present participle and gerund of abscess.

Words near abscessing in the dictionary

  1. abscess root
  2. abscessation
  3. abscessations
  4. abscessed
  5. abscesses
  6. abscessing
  7. abscession
  8. abscessions
  9. abscessogenic
  10. abscind
  11. abscinded

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