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detenting

detenting is the present participle and gerund of detent.

Meaning of detent

Verb

detent (third-person singular simple present detents, present participle detenting, simple past and past participle detented)

  1. The action of locking or unlocking movement by way of a detent mechanism

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Questions about detenting

What is detenting the present participle and gerund of?
Detenting is the present participle and gerund of detent.

Words near detenting in the dictionary

  1. detensions
  2. detent
  3. detente
  4. detented
  5. detentes
  6. detenting
  7. detention
  8. detention basin
  9. detention basins
  10. detention cell
  11. detention cells

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