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decoring

decoring is the present participle and gerund of decore.

Meaning of decore

Verb (1)

decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)

  1. (transitive) To remove the core from.
    • to decore a cabbage or an apple

Verb (2)

decore (third-person singular simple present decores, present participle decoring, simple past and past participle decored)

  1. (obsolete) To decorate; to beautify.
    • To decore and illustre thesame assembly.a. 1548 (date written), Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, […], London: […] Richardi...

Questions about decoring

What is decoring the present participle and gerund of?
Decoring is the present participle and gerund of decore.

Words near decoring in the dictionary

  1. decored
  2. decorement
  3. decorements
  4. decores
  5. decorin
  6. decoring
  7. decorins
  8. decorist
  9. decorists
  10. decoron
  11. decoronate

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