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briefening

briefening is the present participle and gerund of briefen.

Meaning of briefen

Verb

briefen (third-person singular simple present briefens, present participle briefening, simple past and past participle briefened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become brief
    • Many of the more striking facts should be briefened in language and laid before the entire medical world.1897, The Chicago Clinical Review, volume 6, page 594

Noun

briefening (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of making or becoming brief

Origin of briefening

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From briefen + -ing.

Questions about briefening

What does briefening mean?
Briefening means the act or process of making or becoming brief.
What is briefening the present participle and gerund of?
Briefening is the present participle and gerund of briefen.
What part of speech is briefening?
Briefening is a noun.

Words near briefening in the dictionary

  1. briefe
  2. briefed
  3. briefed against
  4. briefen
  5. briefened
  6. briefening
  7. briefens
  8. briefer
  9. briefers
  10. briefest
  11. briefie

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Adapted from Wiktionary: briefening (page history and authors); briefen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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