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emerying

emerying is the present participle and gerund of emery.

Meaning of emery

Verb

emery (third-person singular simple present emeries, present participle emerying, simple past and past participle emeried)

  1. (transitive) To sand or polish with emery.
  2. (transitive) To coat with emery.

See all 15 meanings of emery

Questions about emerying

What is emerying the present participle and gerund of?
Emerying is the present participle and gerund of emery.

Words near emerying in the dictionary

  1. Emery Down
  2. Emery Mills
  3. emery paper
  4. emery papers
  5. Emery's rule
  6. emerying
  7. Emeryville
  8. Emerzian
  9. emes
  10. Emesa
  11. Emesal

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