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captaining

captaining is the present participle and gerund of captain.

Meaning of captain

Verb

captain (third-person singular simple present captains, present participle captaining, simple past and past participle captained)

  1. (intransitive) To act as captain
  2. (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

See all 16 meanings of captain

Questions about captaining

What is captaining the present participle and gerund of?
Captaining is the present participle and gerund of captain.

Words near captaining in the dictionary

  1. captaine
  2. captained
  3. captaines
  4. captainess
  5. captainesses
  6. captaining
  7. captainish
  8. captainless
  9. captainlike
  10. captainly
  11. captainries

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