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backstroking

backstroking is the present participle and gerund of backstroke.

Meaning of backstroke

Verb

backstroke (third-person singular simple present backstrokes, present participle backstroking, simple past and past participle backstroked)

  1. (transitive) To hit with a backstroke.
  2. (intransitive) To swim the backstroke.

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Questions about backstroking

What is backstroking the present participle and gerund of?
Backstroking is the present participle and gerund of backstroke.

Words near backstroking in the dictionary

  1. backstroke
  2. backstroked
  3. backstroker
  4. backstrokers
  5. backstrokes
  6. backstroking
  7. Backstrom
  8. backstromite
  9. Backstroms
  10. backswamp
  11. backswamps

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