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desinewing

desinewing is the present participle and gerund of desinew.

Meaning of desinew

Verb

desinew (third-person singular simple present desinews, present participle desinewing, simple past and past participle desinewed)

  1. To remove the sinews from.
    • The two unique features of Christmas Eve were the repeated appearances of unfamiliar postmen at unpredictable hours — up to 11.00 pm — and the plucking, gutting, and desinewing of the turkey.1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 139

Questions about desinewing

What is desinewing the present participle and gerund of?
Desinewing is the present participle and gerund of desinew.

Words near desinewing in the dictionary

  1. desinential inflection
  2. desinential inflections
  3. desiness
  4. desinew
  5. desinewed
  6. desinewing
  7. desinews
  8. desingularization
  9. desingularizations
  10. desingularize
  11. desingularized

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