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circumfering

circumfering is the present participle and gerund of circumfer.

Meaning of circumfer

Verb

circumfer (third-person singular simple present circumfers, present participle circumfering or circumferring, simple past and past participle circumfered or circumferred)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
    • In philosophy, the contemplations of man do either penetrate unto God, or are circumfered of nature1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

Questions about circumfering

What is circumfering the present participle and gerund of?
Circumfering is the present participle and gerund of circumfer.

Words near circumfering in the dictionary

  1. circumferencing
  2. circumferential
  3. circumferentially
  4. circumferentor
  5. circumferentors
  6. circumfering
  7. circumferred
  8. circumferring
  9. circumfers
  10. circumfetishism
  11. circumfetishist

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