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apetempting

apetempting is the present participle and gerund of apetempt.

Meaning of apetempt

Verb

apetempt (third-person singular simple present apetempts, present participle apetempting, simple past and past participle apetempted)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) Of a black person, to attempt (especially something in relation to criminal activity).
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:apetempt.

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Questions about apetempting

What is apetempting the present participle and gerund of?
Apetempting is the present participle and gerund of apetempt.

Words near apetempting in the dictionary

  1. apetalous
  2. apetalousness
  3. apetaly
  4. apetempt
  5. apetempted
  6. apetempting
  7. apetempts
  8. apeth
  9. apeths
  10. apetiolate
  11. apeture

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