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gemming

gemming is the present participle and gerund of gem.

Meaning of gem

Verb

gem (third-person singular simple present gems, present participle gemming, simple past and past participle gemmed)

  1. (transitive) To adorn with, or as if with, gems.
    • [T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully.1813, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Canto I”, in Queen Mab; […], London: […] P. B. Shelley, […], →OCLC, page 6
    Synonyms:
    begem

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Questions about gemming

What is gemming the present participle and gerund of?
Gemming is the present participle and gerund of gem.

Words near gemming in the dictionary

  1. gemmiform
  2. Gemmill
  3. Gemmills
  4. gemmily
  5. gemminess
  6. gemming
  7. gemmiparity
  8. gemmiparous
  9. gemmiparously
  10. gemmoid
  11. gemmological

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