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complotting

complotting is the present participle and gerund of complot.

Meaning of complot

Verb

complot (third-person singular simple present complots, present participle complotting, simple past and past participle complotted)

  1. (ambitransitive, archaic) To plot together; conspire.
    • BOLINGBROKE. […] Besides, I say and will in battle prove,
      Or here, or elsewhere to the furthest verge
      That ever was survey'd by English eye,
      That all the treasons for these eighteen years
      Complotted and contrived in this land,
      Fetch from false Mowbray their first head and spring.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

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Noun

complotting (plural complottings)

  1. The forming of a joint plot; conspiracy.

Forms of complotting

pluralcomplottings

Questions about complotting

What does complotting mean?
Complotting means the forming of a joint plot; conspiracy.
What is complotting the present participle and gerund of?
Complotting is the present participle and gerund of complot.
What part of speech is complotting?
Complotting is a noun.
What is the plural of complotting?
The plural of complotting is complottings.

Words near complotting in the dictionary

  1. complotments
  2. complots
  3. complotted
  4. complotter
  5. complotters
  6. complotting
  7. complottings
  8. complotype
  9. complotypes
  10. complt.
  11. Complute

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