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conversating

conversating is the present participle and gerund of conversate.

Meaning of conversate

Verb

conversate (third-person singular simple present conversates, present participle conversating, simple past and past participle conversated)

  1. (nonstandard, now chiefly African-American Vernacular) To converse, to have conversation.
    • Conversate for a few, 'cause in a few we gon' do / What we came to do, ain't that right, boo? (True)1994, The Notorious B.I.G., The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper, “Big Poppa”, in Ready to Die, performed by The Notorious B.I.G., track 13

Questions about conversating

What is conversating the present participle and gerund of?
Conversating is the present participle and gerund of conversate.

Words near conversating in the dictionary

  1. conversants
  2. conversas
  3. conversate
  4. conversated
  5. conversates
  6. conversating
  7. conversation
  8. conversation analysis
  9. conversation heart
  10. conversation hearts
  11. conversation lozenge

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