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betoning

betoning is the present participle and gerund of betone.

Meaning of betone

Verb

betone (third-person singular simple present betones, present participle betoning, simple past and past participle betoned)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
    • The position, moreover, of the verb […] shows that it is to be betoned while we read and interpret; […]1866, James Morison, A Critical Exposition of the Third Chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans

Questions about betoning

What is betoning the present participle and gerund of?
Betoning is the present participle and gerund of betone.

Words near betoning in the dictionary

  1. betonicine
  2. betonicolide
  3. betonicoside
  4. betonicosides
  5. betonies
  6. betoning
  7. betony
  8. betook
  9. betop
  10. betoppered
  11. betops

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