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amplexing

amplexing is the present participle and gerund of amplex.

Meaning of amplex

Verb

amplex (third-person singular simple present amplexes, present participle amplexing, simple past and past participle amplexed)

  1. To engage in amplexus.
    Synonyms:
    amplect
  2. (archaic) To embrace.

Questions about amplexing

What is amplexing the present participle and gerund of?
Amplexing is the present participle and gerund of amplex.

Words near amplexing in the dictionary

  1. amplexed
  2. amplexes
  3. amplexicaul
  4. amplexicauline
  5. amplexiform
  6. amplexing
  7. amplexion
  8. amplexions
  9. amplexograptid
  10. amplexoid
  11. amplexus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amplexing (page history and authors); amplex (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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