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counterreading

counterreading is the present participle and gerund of counterread.

Meaning of counterread

Verb

counterread (third-person singular simple present counterreads, present participle counterreading, simple past and past participle counterread)

  1. To read a text in a critical or oppositional manner.

Noun

counterreading (plural counterreadings)

  1. The reading of a text in a critical or oppositional manner.

Forms of counterreading

pluralcounterreadings

Questions about counterreading

What does counterreading mean?
Counterreading means the reading of a text in a critical or oppositional manner.
What is counterreading the present participle and gerund of?
Counterreading is the present participle and gerund of counterread.
What part of speech is counterreading?
Counterreading is a noun.
What is the plural of counterreading?
The plural of counterreading is counterreadings.

Words near counterreading in the dictionary

  1. counterreaction
  2. counterreactions
  3. counterread
  4. counterreader
  5. counterreaders
  6. counterreading
  7. counterreadings
  8. counterreads
  9. counterreason
  10. counterreasoned
  11. counterreasoning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counterreading (page history and authors); counterread (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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