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embanking

embanking is the present participle and gerund of embank.

Meaning of embank

Verb

embank (third-person singular simple present embanks, present participle embanking, simple past and past participle embanked)

  1. to put up a bank so as to confine or to defend
  2. to protect by a bank of earth or stone

Questions about embanking

What is embanking the present participle and gerund of?
Embanking is the present participle and gerund of embank.

Words near embanking in the dictionary

  1. embalsams
  2. embank
  3. embanked
  4. embanker
  5. embankers
  6. embanking
  7. embankment
  8. embankments
  9. embanks
  10. embannered
  11. embar

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