entomologizing
entomologizing is the present participle and gerund of entomologize.
Meaning of entomologize
Verb
entomologize (third-person singular simple present entomologizes, present participle entomologizing, simple past and past participle entomologized)
- To collect specimens in the study of entomology.
- This is our favourite spot for entomologizing, when the sun outside altogether forbids the least exertion.1871, Charles Kingsley, “A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornée”, in At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies. […], volume I, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 163
Questions about entomologizing
- What is entomologizing the present participle and gerund of?
- Entomologizing is the present participle and gerund of entomologize.
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