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destoning

destoning is the present participle and gerund of destone.

Meaning of destone

Verb

destone (third-person singular simple present destones, present participle destoning, simple past and past participle destoned)

  1. (transitive) To remove the stones from.
    • […] sandy soils may be ploughed in the spring and then destoned.1988, R. J. Halley, R. J. Soffe, Primrose McConnell's The Agricultural Notebook, page 170

Questions about destoning

What is destoning the present participle and gerund of?
Destoning is the present participle and gerund of destone.

Words near destoning in the dictionary

  1. destone
  2. destoned
  3. destoner
  4. destoners
  5. destones
  6. destoning
  7. destool
  8. destooled
  9. destooling
  10. destoolment
  11. destoolments

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