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disinclining

disinclining is the present participle and gerund of disincline.

Meaning of disincline

Verb

disincline (third-person singular simple present disinclines, present participle disinclining, simple past and past participle disinclined)

  1. (transitive) To make reluctant; to lessen the inclination of.

Questions about disinclining

What is disinclining the present participle and gerund of?
Disinclining is the present participle and gerund of disincline.

Words near disinclining in the dictionary

  1. disinclination
  2. disinclinations
  3. disincline
  4. disinclined
  5. disinclines
  6. disinclining
  7. disinclose
  8. disinclosed
  9. disincloses
  10. disinclosing
  11. disinclude

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