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brachiating

brachiating adjective: that moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms. Also the present participle and gerund of brachiate.

Adjective

brachiating (comparative more brachiating, superlative most brachiating)

  1. That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms

Also used as

brachiating is also the present participle and gerund of brachiate.

Forms of brachiating

comparativemore brachiating
superlativemost brachiating

Words formed from brachiating

  • brachiating ancestor
  • brachiating motion
  • brachiating robot

Questions about brachiating

What does brachiating mean?
Brachiating means that moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms.
What part of speech is brachiating?
Brachiating is an adjective.

Words near brachiating in the dictionary

  1. brachials
  2. brachiaria
  3. brachiate
  4. brachiated
  5. brachiates
  6. brachiating
  7. brachiation
  8. brachiations
  9. brachiator
  10. brachiators
  11. brachidium

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