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corrugating

corrugating is the present participle and gerund of corrugate.

Meaning of corrugate

Verb

corrugate (third-person singular simple present corrugates, present participle corrugating, simple past and past participle corrugated)

  1. (transitive) To wrinkle (the skin).
    • The latter we have given, extend their Influences to the Head and whole nervous System, at the same time that they warm, comfort, and strengthen the Fibres of the Stomach, and dissipate Flatulencies, corrugate the Membranes, and promote Digestion: […]1724, John Quincy, Pharmacopœia officinalis & extemporanea, page 595
  2. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
    • Galvanised rust-resistant weatherproof corrugated sheet roof

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Questions about corrugating

What is corrugating the present participle and gerund of?
Corrugating is the present participle and gerund of corrugate.

Words near corrugating in the dictionary

  1. corrugated cardboards
  2. corrugated iron
  3. corrugated lens
  4. corrugated lenses
  5. corrugates
  6. corrugating
  7. corrugation
  8. corrugations
  9. corrugator
  10. corrugator cutis ani
  11. corrugator supercilii

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