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destemming

destemming is the present participle and gerund of destem.

Meaning of destem

Verb

destem (third-person singular simple present destems, present participle destemming, simple past and past participle destemmed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.).

Noun

destemming (uncountable)

  1. The removal of stems

Questions about destemming

What does destemming mean?
Destemming means the removal of stems.
What is destemming the present participle and gerund of?
Destemming is the present participle and gerund of destem.
What part of speech is destemming?
Destemming is a noun.

Words near destemming in the dictionary

  1. Destefanos
  2. destem
  3. destemmed
  4. destemmer
  5. destemmers
  6. destemming
  7. destemper
  8. destempered
  9. destempering
  10. destempers
  11. destems

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Adapted from Wiktionary: destemming (page history and authors); destem (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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