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definning

definning is the present participle and gerund of defin.

Meaning of defin

Verb

defin (third-person singular simple present defins, present participle definning, simple past and past participle definned)

  1. To remove the fins from.
    • Fishers definning sharks and throwing them back in the water to die

Questions about definning

What is definning the present participle and gerund of?
Definning is the present participle and gerund of defin.

Words near definning in the dictionary

  1. definitors
  2. definitory
  3. definitude
  4. definitudes
  5. definned
  6. definning
  7. Defino
  8. Definos
  9. defins
  10. DeFiore
  11. DeFiores

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Adapted from Wiktionary: definning (page history and authors); defin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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