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delofting

delofting is the present participle and gerund of deloft.

Meaning of deloft

Verb

deloft (third-person singular simple present delofts, present participle delofting, simple past and past participle delofted)

  1. To reduce the loft of a stroke with.
    • To ensure that you do not make a normal transfer of weight to your front foot during the swing, which may be good for full shots or chips but delofts the club in a flop shot, practice keeping your front heel off the ground throughout the swing.2009 April 13, Bill Pennington, “Sorenstam’s Tips for Flop Shots in Tough Spots”, in New York Times

Questions about delofting

What is delofting the present participle and gerund of?
Delofting is the present participle and gerund of deloft.

Words near delofting in the dictionary

  1. delocation
  2. delocations
  3. delocutive
  4. deloft
  5. delofted
  6. delofting
  7. delofts
  8. Deloitte
  9. deloll
  10. delolls
  11. delomorphic

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