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ethering

ethering is the present participle and gerund of ether.

Meaning of ether

Verb

ether (third-person singular simple present ethers, present participle ethering, simple past and past participle ethered)

  1. (slang, transitive) To viciously humiliate or insult.
    • The battle rapper ethered his opponent and caused him to slink away in shame.

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Questions about ethering

What is ethering the present participle and gerund of?
Ethering is the present participle and gerund of ether.

Words near ethering in the dictionary

  1. etherify
  2. etherifying
  3. etheriid
  4. etheriids
  5. etherin
  6. ethering
  7. Etherington
  8. Etheringtons
  9. etherion
  10. etherions
  11. etherisation

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