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disrepairing

disrepairing is the present participle and gerund of disrepair.

Meaning of disrepair

Verb

disrepair (third-person singular simple present disrepairs, present participle disrepairing, simple past and past participle disrepaired)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair.
    • The house was disrepairing before your very eyes.1971, John Oliver Killens, The Cotillion, Or, One Good Bull is Half the Herd

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Questions about disrepairing

What is disrepairing the present participle and gerund of?
Disrepairing is the present participle and gerund of disrepair.

Words near disrepairing in the dictionary

  1. disremembering
  2. disremembers
  3. disremembrance
  4. disrepair
  5. disrepaired
  6. disrepairing
  7. disrepairs
  8. disreputabilities
  9. disreputability
  10. disreputable
  11. disreputableness

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