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excerping

excerping is the present participle and gerund of excerp.

Meaning of excerp

Verb

excerp (third-person singular simple present excerps, present participle excerping, simple past and past participle excerped)

  1. (obsolete) To pick out.
    • If in that sentence which Mr Barlee hath excerped out of my letter, he can find the word reall, then I must necessarily either explain, or condemne my selfe1659, Henry Hickman, Πατρο-σχολαστικο-δικαιωσις

Questions about excerping

What is excerping the present participle and gerund of?
Excerping is the present participle and gerund of excerp.

Words near excerping in the dictionary

  1. excerebrations
  2. excern
  3. excernent
  4. excerp
  5. excerped
  6. excerping
  7. excerps
  8. excerpt
  9. excerpt from police record
  10. excerpta
  11. excerpted

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