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elucubrating

elucubrating is the present participle and gerund of elucubrate.

Meaning of elucubrate

Verb

elucubrate (third-person singular simple present elucubrates, present participle elucubrating, simple past and past participle elucubrated)

  1. To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.
    • Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter

Questions about elucubrating

What is elucubrating the present participle and gerund of?
Elucubrating is the present participle and gerund of elucubrate.

Words near elucubrating in the dictionary

  1. elucting
  2. elucts
  3. elucubrate
  4. elucubrated
  5. elucubrates
  6. elucubrating
  7. elucubration
  8. elucubrations
  9. elude
  10. eluded
  11. eluder

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