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bestripping

bestripping is the present participle and gerund of bestrip.

Meaning of bestrip

Verb

bestrip (third-person singular simple present bestrips, present participle bestripping, simple past and past participle bestripped)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To strip away, remove; strip, undress; deprive.
    • It bestrips the root of envy from the heart.1866, Laurent (Dominican), Dan Michel's Ayenbite of inwyt: Text, page 144

Questions about bestripping

What is bestripping the present participle and gerund of?
Bestripping is the present participle and gerund of bestrip.

Words near bestripping in the dictionary

  1. bestrides
  2. bestriding
  3. bestrip
  4. bestriped
  5. bestripped
  6. bestripping
  7. bestrips
  8. bestrode
  9. bestrophin
  10. bestrophinopathies
  11. bestrophinopathy

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