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attinging

attinging is the present participle and gerund of attinge.

Meaning of attinge

Verb

attinge (third-person singular simple present attinges, present participle attinging, simple past and past participle attinged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To touch lightly.
    • ambient parts of the Body (which are attinged with its yellow Attire)1685, Samuel Collins, A Systeme Of Anatomy

Questions about attinging

What is attinging the present participle and gerund of?
Attinging is the present participle and gerund of attinge.

Words near attinging in the dictionary

  1. attinge
  2. attinged
  3. attingence
  4. attingency
  5. attingent
  6. attinging
  7. attire
  8. attired
  9. attirement
  10. attirements
  11. attirer

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