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disorbing

disorbing is the present participle and gerund of disorb.

Meaning of disorb

Verb

disorb (third-person singular simple present disorbs, present participle disorbing, simple past and past participle disorbed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To eject from orbit, to unsphere, or dispose of an orb.
    • Who marvels then, when Helenus beholds
      A Grecian and his sword, if he do set
      The very wings of reason to his heels
      And fly like chidden Mercury from Jove,
      Or like a star disorb'd?c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about disorbing

What is disorbing the present participle and gerund of?
Disorbing is the present participle and gerund of disorb.

Words near disorbing in the dictionary

  1. disoprivane
  2. disoproxil
  3. disopyramide
  4. disorb
  5. disorbed
  6. disorbing
  7. disorbs
  8. disorchestrated
  9. disord
  10. disordain
  11. disordained

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