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counterplotting

counterplotting is the present participle and gerund of counterplot.

Meaning of counterplot

Verb

counterplot (third-person singular simple present counterplots, present participle counterplotting, simple past and past participle counterplotted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.
    • Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted.1832, Thomas De Quincey, Klosterheim Or, the Masque

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Questions about counterplotting

What is counterplotting the present participle and gerund of?
Counterplotting is the present participle and gerund of counterplot.

Words near counterplotting in the dictionary

  1. counterplot
  2. counterplots
  3. counterplotted
  4. counterplotter
  5. counterplotters
  6. counterplotting
  7. counterploy
  8. counterploys
  9. counterpoint
  10. counterpointed
  11. counterpointing

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