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aking

aking is the present participle and gerund of ake.

Meaning of ake

Noun

ake (plural akes)

  1. (Cornwall, obsolete) The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.
    • Returning with the timber portions of his anchor, to the stone, he would assemble all together […] The ake would be the slightly hollowed part of the stone that fitted closely to the sides […]1913, Leonard George Carr Laughton, Roger Charles Anderson, William Gordon Perrin, The Mariner's Mirror (volume 3, page 300)

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Questions about aking

What is aking the present participle and gerund of?
Aking is the present participle and gerund of ake.

Words near aking in the dictionary

  1. akinetic
  2. akinetically
  3. Akineton
  4. akinetoplastic
  5. akinetopsia
  6. aking
  7. akinned
  8. akinness
  9. akinning
  10. akins
  11. Akio

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