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dumbening

dumbening is the present participle and gerund of dumben.

Meaning of dumben

Verb

dumben (third-person singular simple present dumbens, present participle dumbening, simple past and past participle dumbened)

  1. (rare, transitive) To make dumb.
    • Please hush-now this heart to dumben this breath. Please muffle the whimpers, the drippings of sweat.2004, Welsh Arts Council, Poetry Wales

Questions about dumbening

What is dumbening the present participle and gerund of?
Dumbening is the present participle and gerund of dumben.

Words near dumbening in the dictionary

  1. dumbell
  2. dumbells
  3. DUMBELS
  4. dumben
  5. dumbened
  6. dumbening
  7. dumbens
  8. dumber
  9. dumber than a bag of hammers
  10. dumber than a box of rocks
  11. dumber than a rock

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