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becurtaining

becurtaining is the present participle and gerund of becurtain.

Meaning of becurtain

Verb

becurtain (third-person singular simple present becurtains, present participle becurtaining, simple past and past participle becurtained)

  1. To curtain; bedeck or cover with a curtain; (by extension, figurative) to shroud.
    • […] in that large, lofty, fine room, they had a tiny, old-fashioned, becurtained cabinet piano stuck right against the wall, unto which the singer's face was turned, and into which his voice was absorbed.1835 September, Fanny Kemble, Journal, volume 1,15, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, published 1832, page 90

Questions about becurtaining

What is becurtaining the present participle and gerund of?
Becurtaining is the present participle and gerund of becurtain.

Words near becurtaining in the dictionary

  1. becurses
  2. becursing
  3. becurst
  4. becurtain
  5. becurtained
  6. becurtaining
  7. becurtains
  8. becurtovirus
  9. becurtoviruses
  10. becushioned
  11. becut

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