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empaling

empaling is the present participle and gerund of empale.

Meaning of empale

Verb

empale (third-person singular simple present empales, present participle empaling, simple past and past participle empaled)

  1. (transitive) To make pale.
    • No bloodless malady empales their face.1610, Giles Fletcher, Christ's Triumph after Death

Questions about empaling

What is empaling the present participle and gerund of?
Empaling is the present participle and gerund of empale.

Words near empaling in the dictionary

  1. empalement
  2. empalements
  3. empaler
  4. empalers
  5. empales
  6. empaling
  7. empanada
  8. empanadas
  9. empanadilla
  10. empanadillas
  11. empanel

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