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destructing

destructing is the present participle and gerund of destruct.

Meaning of destruct

Verb

destruct (third-person singular simple present destructs, present participle destructing, simple past and past participle destructed)

  1. (nonstandard, transitive) To intentionally cause the destruction of.
    Synonyms:
    destroy
  2. (transitive) To invoke the destructor of.
  3. (intransitive) To self-destruct.

Questions about destructing

What is destructing the present participle and gerund of?
Destructing is the present participle and gerund of destruct.

Words near destructing in the dictionary

  1. destructed
  2. destructedness
  3. destructibility
  4. destructible
  5. destructibleness
  6. destructing
  7. destruction
  8. destruction permit
  9. destruction permits
  10. destructional
  11. destructionism

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