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cindering

cindering is the present participle and gerund of cinder.

Meaning of cinder

Verb

cinder (third-person singular simple present cinders, present participle cindering, simple past and past participle cindered)

  1. (transitive) To reduce to cinders.
  2. (transitive) To cover with cinders.
    • We plan to cinder this path.

See all 8 meanings of cinder

Questions about cindering

What is cindering the present participle and gerund of?
Cindering is the present participle and gerund of cinder.

Words near cindering in the dictionary

  1. Cinderellian
  2. Cinderfella
  3. Cinderfellas
  4. Cinderford
  5. Cinderhill
  6. cindering
  7. cinderless
  8. cinderlike
  9. cinderman
  10. cindermen
  11. cinderous

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