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costarring

costarring is the present participle and gerund of costar.

Meaning of costar

Verb

costar (third-person singular simple present costars, present participle costarring, simple past and past participle costarred)

  1. (intransitive) To perform with the billing of a costar.
    • People thought his career was over but now he will get to costar on Broadway next month.
  2. (transitive) To feature (a number of star performers) jointly.
    • Purchasing a snowplow transforms Homer into a new man. Mr. Burns' laziest employee suddenly becomes an ambitious self-starter who buys ad time on local television at 3:17 A.M^([sic]) (prime viewing hours, Homer gingerly volunteers, for everyone from alcoholics to the unemployable to garden-variety...2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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Questions about costarring

What is costarring the present participle and gerund of?
Costarring is the present participle and gerund of costar.

Words near costarring in the dictionary

  1. costard
  2. costardmonger
  3. costardmongers
  4. costards
  5. costarred
  6. costarring
  7. costars
  8. COSTART
  9. costas
  10. costate
  11. costated

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