chloroforming
chloroforming is the present participle and gerund of chloroform.
Meaning of chloroform
Verb
chloroform (third-person singular simple present chloroforms, present participle chloroforming, simple past and past participle chloroformed)
- To treat, or to render unconscious, with chloroform.
- Geoffrey was first chloroformed, I think. The hand that picked Nipper up to dispose of him had certainly touched chloroform just before. Drugged; does that bring us nearer by taking us further away, I wonder?1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
Noun
chloroforming (countable and uncountable, plural chloroformings)
- An application of chloroform.
Forms of chloroforming
| plural | chloroformings |
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Questions about chloroforming
- What does chloroforming mean?
- Chloroforming means an application of chloroform.
- What is chloroforming the present participle and gerund of?
- Chloroforming is the present participle and gerund of chloroform.
- What part of speech is chloroforming?
- Chloroforming is a noun.
- What is the plural of chloroforming?
- The plural of chloroforming is chloroformings.
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