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confiting

confiting is the present participle and gerund of confit.

Meaning of confit

Verb

confit (third-person singular simple present confits, present participle confiting, simple past and past participle confited)

  1. (transitive) To prepare (food) in this manner.
    • I came up with a menu to showcase the alliums in several manifestations: raw, quickly sautéed and slowly confited.2008 June 18, Melissa Clark, “A Garlic Festival Without a Single Clove”, in New York Times

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Questions about confiting

What is confiting the present participle and gerund of?
Confiting is the present participle and gerund of confit.

Words near confiting in the dictionary

  1. confited
  2. confitent
  3. confitents
  4. confiteor
  5. confiteors
  6. confiting
  7. confits
  8. confiture
  9. confitures
  10. confix
  11. confixation

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