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enchafing

enchafing is the present participle and gerund of enchafe.

Meaning of enchafe

Verb

enchafe (third-person singular simple present enchafes, present participle enchafing, simple past and past participle enchafed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make warm, to heat.

Questions about enchafing

What is enchafing the present participle and gerund of?
Enchafing is the present participle and gerund of enchafe.

Words near enchafing in the dictionary

  1. encephelopathy
  2. encephlomyocarditis
  3. enchafe
  4. enchafed
  5. enchafes
  6. enchafing
  7. enchain
  8. enchained
  9. enchaining
  10. enchainment
  11. enchainments

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