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dissembling

dissembling noun: the action of the verb dissemble. Also the present participle and gerund of dissemble.

Noun

dissembling (countable and uncountable, plural dissemblings)

  1. The action of the verb dissemble
    • The lies and dissemblings about this period are beyond most people's imaginations.2005, C. L. Corey, Our Own Felicity: We Make Or Find, page 82

Also used as

dissembling is also the present participle and gerund of dissemble.

Forms of dissembling

pluraldissemblings

Questions about dissembling

What does dissembling mean?
Dissembling means the action of the verb dissemble.
What part of speech is dissembling?
Dissembling is a noun.
What is the plural of dissembling?
The plural of dissembling is dissemblings.

Words near dissembling in the dictionary

  1. dissembler
  2. dissemblers
  3. dissembles
  4. dissemblest
  5. dissembleth
  6. dissembling
  7. dissemblingly
  8. dissemblings
  9. disseminability
  10. disseminable
  11. disseminatable

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