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gainsetting

gainsetting is the present participle and gerund of gainset.

Meaning of gainset

Verb

gainset (third-person singular simple present gainsets, present participle gainsetting, simple past and past participle gainset)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare, transitive) To set over against; oppose.
    • This humour aideth the vnderstanding with two qualities, and gainsetteth it selfe only with one.1594, Carew, Huarte's Examamination of Men's Wits vi. 73

Questions about gainsetting

What is gainsetting the present participle and gerund of?
Gainsetting is the present participle and gerund of gainset.

Words near gainsetting in the dictionary

  1. gainseeker
  2. gainseekers
  3. gainseeking
  4. gainset
  5. gainsets
  6. gainsetting
  7. gainshare
  8. gainsharing
  9. gainside
  10. gainsome
  11. gainspeaker

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