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counterobjecting

counterobjecting is the present participle and gerund of counterobject.

Meaning of counterobject

Verb

counterobject (third-person singular simple present counterobjects, present participle counterobjecting, simple past and past participle counterobjected)

  1. (intransitive) To make an objection against another objection.
    • When Melech objected, noting that Lingnath, and not the British widow, was on trial, Menachem counterobjected to remind the court that the district superintendent of police, having discovered during his investigation a ruby ring formerly belonging to Mrs. Sassoon in Lingnath's Mayapur home, had...2003, Lee Siegel, Love and Other Games of Chance: A Novelty, New York, NY: Penguin Books, published 2004, →ISBN, page 165

Questions about counterobjecting

What is counterobjecting the present participle and gerund of?
Counterobjecting is the present participle and gerund of counterobject.

Words near counterobjecting in the dictionary

  1. counternutation
  2. counteroath
  3. counteroaths
  4. counterobject
  5. counterobjected
  6. counterobjecting
  7. counterobjection
  8. counterobjections
  9. counterobjects
  10. counterobligation
  11. counterobligations

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