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countersing

countersing verb: to sing in response to the song of another.

Verb

countersing (third-person singular simple present countersings, present participle countersinging, simple past countersang, past participle countersung)

  1. (ethology) To sing in response to the song of another

Forms of countersing

third-person singular presentcountersings
present participlecountersinging
pastcountersang
past participlecountersung

Origin of countersing

From counter- + sing.

Questions about countersing

What does countersing mean?
Countersing means to sing in response to the song of another.
What part of speech is countersing?
Countersing is a verb.
What is the past tense of countersing?
The past tense of countersing is countersang.

Words near countersing in the dictionary

  1. countersigned
  2. countersigner
  3. countersigners
  4. countersigning
  5. countersigns
  6. countersing
  7. countersinging
  8. countersings
  9. countersink
  10. countersinker
  11. countersinkers

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