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exserting

exserting is the present participle and gerund of exsert.

Meaning of exsert

Verb

exsert (third-person singular simple present exserts, present participle exserting, simple past and past participle exserted)

  1. (transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
    • Some worms are said to exsert the proboscis.

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Questions about exserting

What is exserting the present participle and gerund of?
Exserting is the present participle and gerund of exsert.

Words near exserting in the dictionary

  1. exsequies
  2. exsequy
  3. exsert
  4. exserted
  5. exsertile
  6. exserting
  7. exsertion
  8. exsertions
  9. exserts
  10. exsheath
  11. exsheathed

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