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countersinking

countersinking is the present participle and gerund of countersink.

Meaning of countersink

Verb

countersink (third-person singular simple present countersinks, present participle countersinking, simple past countersank or countersunk, past participle countersunk)

  1. (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
    • to countersink a hole for a screw
  2. (ambitransitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
    • to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork

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Questions about countersinking

What is countersinking the present participle and gerund of?
Countersinking is the present participle and gerund of countersink.

Words near countersinking in the dictionary

  1. countersinging
  2. countersings
  3. countersink
  4. countersinker
  5. countersinkers
  6. countersinking
  7. countersinks
  8. counterslogan
  9. counterslogans
  10. counterslope
  11. countersloped

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countersinking (page history and authors); countersink (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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