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feltering

feltering is the present participle and gerund of felter.

Meaning of felter

Verb

felter (third-person singular simple present felters, present participle feltering, simple past and past participle feltered)

  1. (archaic) To clot, tangle, or mat together, such as like felt.
    • His feltered locks that on his bosom fell.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “The Fourth Booke of Godfrey of Bulloigne”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold]...

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What is feltering the present participle and gerund of?
Feltering is the present participle and gerund of felter.

Words near feltering in the dictionary

  1. felted
  2. Felten
  3. Feltens
  4. felter
  5. feltered
  6. feltering
  7. felters
  8. feltest
  9. Feltham
  10. Felthams
  11. Felthouse

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