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festinating

festinating is the present participle and gerund of festinate.

Meaning of festinate

Verb

festinate (third-person singular simple present festinates, present participle festinating, simple past and past participle festinated)

  1. To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
  2. (intransitive) To hurry, make haste.
  3. (transitive) To accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry (something or someone).

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Questions about festinating

What is festinating the present participle and gerund of?
Festinating is the present participle and gerund of festinate.

Words near festinating in the dictionary

  1. festinant
  2. festinate
  3. festinated
  4. festinately
  5. festinates
  6. festinating
  7. festination
  8. festinations
  9. Festingerian
  10. Festiniogian
  11. festino

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