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dead-centering

dead-centering is the present participle and gerund of dead-center.

Meaning of dead-center

Verb

dead-center (third-person singular simple present dead-centers, present participle dead-centering, simple past and past participle dead-centered)

  1. To hit or place in the exact center.
    • All four of you are assuming that I've dead-centered the target . I thought probably I was right, but since I couldn't find any Eich traces, I expected a lot of argument.1953, Edward Elmer Smith, Second Stage Lensmen, page 161

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Questions about dead-centering

What is dead-centering the present participle and gerund of?
Dead-centering is the present participle and gerund of dead-center.

Words near dead-centering in the dictionary

  1. dead-born
  2. dead-bug
  3. dead-cat bounce
  4. dead-center
  5. dead-centered
  6. dead-centering
  7. dead-centers
  8. dead-clothes
  9. dead-drop
  10. dead-dropped
  11. dead-dropping

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