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blightening

blightening is the present participle and gerund of blighten.

Meaning of blighten

Verb

blighten (third-person singular simple present blightens, present participle blightening, simple past and past participle blightened)

  1. (transitive) To affect or infect with blight; (by extension) to hinder or impede the growth or development of; stunt.

Questions about blightening

What is blightening the present participle and gerund of?
Blightening is the present participle and gerund of blighten.

Words near blightening in the dictionary

  1. blightbirds
  2. blighted
  3. blightedly
  4. blighten
  5. blightened
  6. blightening
  7. blightens
  8. blighter
  9. blighters
  10. blightest
  11. blighteth

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