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accenting

accenting is the present participle and gerund of accent.

Meaning of accent

Verb

accent (third-person singular simple present accents, present participle accenting, simple past and past participle accented)

  1. (transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
  2. (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
  3. (transitive) To mark with written accents.

See all 22 meanings of accent

Questions about accenting

What is accenting the present participle and gerund of?
Accenting is the present participle and gerund of accent.

Words near accenting in the dictionary

  1. accent-wise
  2. accentable
  3. accented
  4. accentedly
  5. accentedness
  6. accenting
  7. accentism
  8. accentless
  9. accentlessly
  10. accentlessness
  11. accentmark

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