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adverbing

adverbing is the present participle and gerund of adverb.

Meaning of adverb

Verb

adverb (third-person singular simple present adverbs, present participle adverbing, simple past and past participle adverbed)

  1. (rare) To make into or become an adverb.
    • Considering these postpositional phrases to be adverbed phrases would be an insufficient analysis, since the postpositions are determined by the verb.1973, Indian Linguistics, volume 34, page 241
    Synonyms:
    adverbialize

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Questions about adverbing

What is adverbing the present participle and gerund of?
Adverbing is the present participle and gerund of adverb.

Words near adverbing in the dictionary

  1. adverbials of time
  2. adverbified
  3. adverbifies
  4. adverbify
  5. adverbifying
  6. adverbing
  7. adverbise
  8. adverbised
  9. adverbises
  10. adverbising
  11. adverbize

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