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dewinging

dewinging is the present participle and gerund of dewing.

Meaning of dewing

Verb

dewing (third-person singular simple present dewings, present participle dewinging, simple past and past participle dewinged)

  1. (transitive) To remove wings or a wing from.
    • the seed with wings attached withstood storage very significantly better than dewinged seed.1954, Philip Carman Wakeley, Planting the Southern Pines, page 53

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Questions about dewinging

What is dewinging the present participle and gerund of?
Dewinging is the present participle and gerund of dewing.

Words near dewinging in the dictionary

  1. DeWine
  2. DeWines
  3. dewiness
  4. dewing
  5. dewinged
  6. dewinging
  7. dewings
  8. dewire
  9. dewired
  10. dewirement
  11. dewirements

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