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bighting

bighting is the present participle and gerund of bight.

Meaning of bight

Verb

bight (third-person singular simple present bights, present participle bighting, simple past and past participle bighted)

  1. (transitive) To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.

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Questions about bighting

What is bighting the present participle and gerund of?
Bighting is the present participle and gerund of bight.

Words near bighting in the dictionary

  1. bighouses
  2. bight
  3. Bight of Benin
  4. Bight of Biafra
  5. bighted
  6. bighting
  7. bights
  8. bigified
  9. bigifies
  10. bigify
  11. bigifying

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