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encovering

encovering is the present participle and gerund of encover.

Meaning of encover

Verb

encover (third-person singular simple present encovers, present participle encovering, simple past and past participle encovered)

  1. (rare) To cover.
    • A series of interrupted sutures of No. 1 catgut are now inserted into the fascia layer immediately below the vaginal epithelium. These encover the thread sutures and further reinforce the action of the thread "sling".1961, Berichte - Volume 2

Questions about encovering

What is encovering the present participle and gerund of?
Encovering is the present participle and gerund of encover.

Words near encovering in the dictionary

  1. encouragingly
  2. encouragingness
  3. encouragings
  4. encover
  5. encovered
  6. encovering
  7. encovers
  8. encowl
  9. encowled
  10. encowling
  11. encowls

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