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bruting

bruting is the present participle and gerund of brute.

Meaning of brute

Verb

brute (third-person singular simple present brutes, present participle bruting, simple past and past participle bruted)

  1. (transitive) To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.

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Questions about bruting

What is bruting the present participle and gerund of?
Bruting is the present participle and gerund of brute.

Words near bruting in the dictionary

  1. brutifications
  2. brutified
  3. brutifies
  4. brutify
  5. brutifying
  6. bruting
  7. brutish
  8. brutishly
  9. brutishness
  10. brutishnesses
  11. brutism

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