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dinting

dinting is the present participle and gerund of dint.

Meaning of dint

Verb

dint (third-person singular simple present dints, present participle dinting, simple past and past participle dinted)

  1. To dent.
    • Your helmet was dinted in as if by a great shot.1854, W. Harrison Ainsworth, The Star-Chamber, Volume 2

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Proper noun capitalized: Dinting

Dinting

  1. A small village near Glossop, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0294).

Questions about dinting

What does dinting mean?
Dinting means a small village near Glossop, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0294).
What is dinting the present participle and gerund of?
Dinting is the present participle and gerund of dint.
What part of speech is dinting?
Dinting is a proper noun.

Words near dinting in the dictionary

  1. Dinsmore
  2. dinsome
  3. dint
  4. dintcha
  5. dinted
  6. dinting
  7. dintless
  8. Dinton
  9. Dinton with Ford and Upton
  10. dints
  11. Dintsin

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