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countersuing

countersuing is the present participle and gerund of countersue.

Meaning of countersue

Verb

countersue (third-person singular simple present countersues, present participle countersuing, simple past and past participle countersued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
    • Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel.2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, page 497

Questions about countersuing

What is countersuing the present participle and gerund of?
Countersuing is the present participle and gerund of countersue.

Words near countersuing in the dictionary

  1. countersue
  2. countersued
  3. countersues
  4. countersuggestion
  5. countersuggestions
  6. countersuing
  7. countersuit
  8. countersuits
  9. countersun
  10. countersung
  11. countersunk

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