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cering

cering is the present participle and gerund of cere.

Meaning of cere

Verb

cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)

  1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
    • a strong twisted Thread cered1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC

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Questions about cering

What is cering the present participle and gerund of?
Cering is the present participle and gerund of cere.

Words near cering in the dictionary

  1. cerimony
  2. cerimonys
  3. cerin
  4. cerine
  5. cerines
  6. cering
  7. Cerino
  8. Cerinos
  9. cerins
  10. cerinthe
  11. cerinthes

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