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chesting

/ˈt͡ʃɛstɪŋ/

chesting is the present participle and gerund of chest.

Meaning of chest

Verb

chest (third-person singular simple present chests, present participle chesting, simple past and past participle chested)

  1. To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)
    • Pedersen fed Kalinic in West Brom's defensive third and his chested lay-off was met on the burst by the Canadian who pelted by Tamas and smashed the ball into the top of Myhill's net.2011 January 23, Alistair Magowan, “Blackburn 2 - 0 West Brom”, in BBC
  2. (transitive) To deposit in a chest.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To place in a coffin.
  4. (Africa, transitive) To handle, deal with.
    • Children being loud and annoying in public is a small price to pay for living and participating in society. Everyone goes through this cycle and you too were once that child. We can’t just lock them indoors. Chest it, sorry.2025 August 2, @ulxma, X

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Phrases with chesting

Questions about chesting

What is chesting the present participle and gerund of?
Chesting is the present participle and gerund of chest.
How do you pronounce chesting?
Chesting is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛstɪŋ/.

Words near chesting in the dictionary

  1. chesticles
  2. chestier
  3. chestiest
  4. chestily
  5. chestiness
  6. chesting
  7. chesting down
  8. chesting one's cards
  9. chesting up
  10. chestless
  11. chestlike

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