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defibrillating

defibrillating is the present participle and gerund of defibrillate.

Meaning of defibrillate

Verb

defibrillate (third-person singular simple present defibrillates, present participle defibrillating, simple past and past participle defibrillated)

  1. (transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
    • Dynamic typography reinvigorates the storytelling genre by anthropomorphizing fonts, defibrillating calligraphy, creating rhythmic, ambient moodscapes without sacrificing speed or lushness.1999, Artbyte, volume 2

Questions about defibrillating

What is defibrillating the present participle and gerund of?
Defibrillating is the present participle and gerund of defibrillate.

Words near defibrillating in the dictionary

  1. defibred
  2. defibres
  3. defibrillate
  4. defibrillated
  5. defibrillates
  6. defibrillating
  7. defibrillation
  8. defibrillations
  9. defibrillator
  10. defibrillators
  11. defibrillize

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