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effusing

effusing is the present participle and gerund of effuse.

Meaning of effuse

Verb

effuse (third-person singular simple present effuses, present participle effusing, simple past and past participle effused)

  1. (transitive) To emit; to give off.
  2. (figuratively) To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something.
  3. (intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
    • With gushing blood effused.1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  4. (intransitive) To leak out through a small hole.

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Questions about effusing

What is effusing the present participle and gerund of?
Effusing is the present participle and gerund of effuse.

Words near effusing in the dictionary

  1. effusely
  2. effuser
  3. effusers
  4. effuses
  5. effusin
  6. effusing
  7. effusiometer
  8. effusiometers
  9. effusion
  10. effusions
  11. effusive

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