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graining up

graining up is the present participle and gerund of grain up.

Meaning of grain up

Verb

grain up (third-person singular simple present grains up, present participle graining up, simple past and past participle grained up)

  1. (transitive) To grain (something) (To texture a surface).
  2. (transitive) To grain (leather) (To make softer).

Questions about graining up

What is graining up the present participle and gerund of?
Graining up is the present participle and gerund of grain up.

Words near graining up in the dictionary

  1. grainiest
  2. grainily
  3. graininess
  4. graininesses
  5. graining
  6. graining up
  7. grainings
  8. grainish
  9. grainland
  10. grainlands
  11. grainless

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