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crusading

crusading is the present participle and gerund of crusade.

Meaning of crusade

Verb

crusade (third-person singular simple present crusades, present participle crusading, simple past and past participle crusaded)

  1. (intransitive) To go on a military crusade.
  2. (intransitive) To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.
    • He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.

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Words formed from crusading

Questions about crusading

What is crusading the present participle and gerund of?
Crusading is the present participle and gerund of crusade.

Words near crusading in the dictionary

  1. crusaderist
  2. crusaderlike
  3. crusaders
  4. crusadery
  5. crusades
  6. crusading
  7. crusadingly
  8. crusadism
  9. crusadist
  10. crusado
  11. crusadoes

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