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circumflecting

circumflecting is the present participle and gerund of circumflect.

Meaning of circumflect

Verb

circumflect (third-person singular simple present circumflects, present participle circumflecting, simple past and past participle circumflected)

  1. (transitive) To mark with a circumflex; hence to accentuate or emphasize.
  2. To bend around.

Questions about circumflecting

What is circumflecting the present participle and gerund of?
Circumflecting is the present participle and gerund of circumflect.

Words near circumflecting in the dictionary

  1. circumfixes
  2. circumfixing
  3. circumflagellar
  4. circumflect
  5. circumflected
  6. circumflecting
  7. circumflection
  8. circumflections
  9. circumflects
  10. circumflex
  11. circumflex accent

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