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diapausing

diapausing is the present participle and gerund of diapause.

Meaning of diapause

Verb

diapause (third-person singular simple present diapauses, present participle diapausing, simple past and past participle diapaused)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo diapause.

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Adjective

diapausing (not comparable)

  1. Undergoing a diapause.

Words formed from diapausing

Questions about diapausing

What does diapausing mean?
Diapausing means undergoing a diapause.
What is diapausing the present participle and gerund of?
Diapausing is the present participle and gerund of diapause.
What part of speech is diapausing?
Diapausing is an adjective.

Words near diapausing in the dictionary

  1. diapausal
  2. diapause
  3. diapaused
  4. diapauses
  5. diapausin
  6. diapausing
  7. diapausins
  8. diapedeses
  9. diapedesis
  10. diapedetic
  11. diapee

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