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critting

critting is the present participle and gerund of crit.

Meaning of crit

Verb

crit (third-person singular simple present crits, present participle critting, simple past and past participle crit or critted)

  1. (ambitransitive, slang, roleplaying games) To attack with a critical hit.
    • Now when talking randomness, players don't mind as long as it's not a negative random chance, for instance, missing causes more annoyance than an opponent dodging, we don't mind an opponent critting against us, but we hate it if something we do affects how much damage we take (aka rolling a 1).2010 Christopher Wragg, replying to Timothy Ryan's MMO Balancing Techniques Gamasutra

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Questions about critting

What is critting the present participle and gerund of?
Critting is the present participle and gerund of crit.

Words near critting in the dictionary

  1. critter
  2. crittercam
  3. crittercams
  4. critterproof
  5. critters
  6. critting
  7. critting out
  8. crittur
  9. critturs
  10. Critz
  11. Critzer

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