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distaining

distaining is the present participle and gerund of distain.

Meaning of distain

Verb

distain (third-person singular simple present distains, present participle distaining, simple past and past participle distained)

  1. (rare) To stain, discolour or tarnish
    • Thence riſe the tears that ſo diſtaine my cheeks,
      Fearing his loue through my vnworthyneſſe.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about distaining

What is distaining the present participle and gerund of?
Distaining is the present participle and gerund of distain.

Words near distaining in the dictionary

  1. distaffers
  2. distaffes
  3. distaffs
  4. distain
  5. distained
  6. distaining
  7. distains
  8. distal
  9. distal convoluted tubule
  10. distal convoluted tubules
  11. distal goal

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