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fragmentating

fragmentating is the present participle and gerund of fragmentate.

Meaning of fragmentate

Verb

fragmentate (third-person singular simple present fragmentates, present participle fragmentating, simple past and past participle fragmentated)

  1. To fragment (break into fragments)
    • …if you've got any type of bone structure, the round would fragmentate and explode…2006, Robert Clayton Buick, Food for the Jackals, page 23
    Synonyms:
    fragment

Questions about fragmentating

What is fragmentating the present participle and gerund of?
Fragmentating is the present participle and gerund of fragmentate.

Words near fragmentating in the dictionary

  1. fragmentariness
  2. fragmentarism
  3. fragmentary
  4. fragmentate
  5. fragmentated
  6. fragmentating
  7. fragmentation
  8. fragmentation bomb
  9. fragmentation bombs
  10. fragmentation grenade
  11. fragmentation grenades

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