beditating
beditating is the present participle and gerund of beditate.
Meaning of beditate
Verb
beditate (third-person singular simple present beditates, present participle beditating, simple past and past participle beditated)
- To meditate while lying down, typically in bed.
- He was lying on the wharf beside me when he grew silent. I asked, "Meditating?" He smiled and returned, "Beditating." We rarely went to bed before three or four a.m., especially on weekends.1980, Judith Schubert Kranes, David Schubert, Works and Days (Contemporary Poetry Series; 24), Princeton, N.J.: Quarterly Review of Literature, published 1983, page 136
Questions about beditating
- What is beditating the present participle and gerund of?
- Beditating is the present participle and gerund of beditate.
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