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countermoving

countermoving is the present participle and gerund of countermove.

Meaning of countermove

Verb

countermove (third-person singular simple present countermoves, present participle countermoving, simple past and past participle countermoved)

  1. To move in opposition or in retaliation.

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Adjective

countermoving (not comparable)

  1. That moves in opposition or retaliation

Questions about countermoving

What does countermoving mean?
Countermoving means that moves in opposition or retaliation.
What is countermoving the present participle and gerund of?
Countermoving is the present participle and gerund of countermove.
What part of speech is countermoving?
Countermoving is an adjective.

Words near countermoving in the dictionary

  1. countermove
  2. countermoved
  3. countermovement
  4. countermovements
  5. countermoves
  6. countermoving
  7. countermurder
  8. countermurders
  9. countermure
  10. countermured
  11. countermures

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countermoving (page history and authors); countermove (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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