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emaciating

emaciating is the present participle and gerund of emaciate.

Meaning of emaciate

Verb

emaciate (third-person singular simple present emaciates, present participle emaciating, simple past and past participle emaciated)

  1. (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
  2. (intransitive) To become extremely thin or wasted.

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Questions about emaciating

What is emaciating the present participle and gerund of?
Emaciating is the present participle and gerund of emaciate.

Words near emaciating in the dictionary

  1. emacerations
  2. emaciate
  3. emaciated
  4. emaciatedness
  5. emaciates
  6. emaciating
  7. emaciation
  8. emaciations
  9. emacity
  10. emacs
  11. emacsen

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