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affricating

affricating is the present participle and gerund of affricate.

Meaning of affricate

Verb

affricate (third-person singular simple present affricates, present participle affricating, simple past and past participle affricated)

  1. (transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.

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Questions about affricating

What is affricating the present participle and gerund of?
Affricating is the present participle and gerund of affricate.

Words near affricating in the dictionary

  1. affreux
  2. Affrey
  3. affricate
  4. affricated
  5. affricates
  6. affricating
  7. affrication
  8. affrications
  9. affricative
  10. affricatives
  11. affricativization

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