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coffining

coffining is the present participle and gerund of coffin.

Meaning of coffin

Verb

coffin (third-person singular simple present coffins, present participle coffining, simple past and past participle coffined)

  1. (transitive) To place in a coffin.
    • Indians do not hinder the progress of their dead by embalming or tight coffining.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 19, in Klee Wyck
    Synonyms:
    encoffin

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Questions about coffining

What is coffining the present participle and gerund of?
Coffining is the present participle and gerund of coffin.

Words near coffining in the dictionary

  1. coffined
  2. coffinful
  3. coffinfuls
  4. Coffing
  5. Coffings
  6. coffining
  7. coffinite
  8. coffinites
  9. coffinless
  10. coffinlike
  11. coffinmaker

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