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aggressing

aggressing is the present participle and gerund of aggress.

Meaning of aggress

Verb

aggress (third-person singular simple present aggresses, present participle aggressing, simple past and past participle aggressed)

  1. (transitive) To set upon; to attack.
  2. (intransitive) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.

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Questions about aggressing

What is aggressing the present participle and gerund of?
Aggressing is the present participle and gerund of aggress.

Words near aggressing in the dictionary

  1. aggressed
  2. aggressee
  3. aggressees
  4. aggresses
  5. aggressin
  6. aggressing
  7. aggressins
  8. aggression
  9. aggressionism
  10. aggressionist
  11. aggressionists

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