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afforesting

afforesting noun: synonym of afforestation. Also the present participle and gerund of afforest.

Noun

afforesting (countable and uncountable, plural afforestings)

  1. Synonym of afforestation.
    • The Charter of the Forests had for its object the disafforesting several of those tracts; the prevention of future afforestings: the mitigation and ascertainment of the punishments for breaches of the Forest Law.1760, Edmund Burke, “An Essay towards an Abridgment of the English History. […]”, in [Walker King], editor, The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, new edition, volume X, London: […] [R....
    Synonyms:
    afforestation

Also used as

afforesting is also the present participle and gerund of afforest.

Synonyms of afforesting

Forms of afforesting

pluralafforestings

Questions about afforesting

What does afforesting mean?
Afforesting means synonym of afforestation.
What part of speech is afforesting?
Afforesting is a noun.
What is the plural of afforesting?
The plural of afforesting is afforestings.

Words near afforesting in the dictionary

  1. afforest
  2. afforestable
  3. afforestation
  4. afforestations
  5. afforested
  6. afforesting
  7. afforestings
  8. afforestment
  9. afforestments
  10. afforests
  11. afform

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