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aphorisming

aphorisming is the present participle and gerund of aphorism.

Meaning of aphorism

Verb

aphorism (third-person singular simple present aphorisms, present participle aphorisming, simple past and past participle aphorismed)

  1. (intransitive) To speak or write one or more aphorisms (noun sense 2).
    • Theſe paſſages diſcours'd and Aphoriſm'd at large in the Houſe; at the private Committee, divers fouler ſuſpitions and aggravations are treated vvith a greater freedom; vvhich being again vvith their ſeveral proofs reported before the vvhole Body, by the general doom he is pronounced guilty.1627 (date written), E. F. [pseudonym; Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland], The History of the Life, Reign, and Death of Edward II. King of England, and Lord of Ireland. […], London: […] J. C. for...

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Questions about aphorisming

What is aphorisming the present participle and gerund of?
Aphorisming is the present participle and gerund of aphorism.

Words near aphorisming in the dictionary

  1. aphorismer
  2. aphorismers
  3. aphorismi
  4. aphorismic
  5. aphorismical
  6. aphorisming
  7. aphorismos
  8. aphorisms
  9. aphorismus
  10. aphorist
  11. aphoristic

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