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grimthorping

grimthorping is the present participle and gerund of grimthorpe.

Meaning of grimthorpe

Verb

grimthorpe (third-person singular simple present grimthorpes, present participle grimthorping, simple past and past participle grimthorped)

  1. (dated, transitive) To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
    • "Look, just because this junky train has been grimthorped doesn't mean that I have to sit and listen to you two psychopaths read through the encyclopedia of death," Natalia scolded.2010, Derek Benz, Jon Samuel Lewis, Grey Griffins: The Brimstone Key (Grey Griffins; 4), Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN

Verb capitalized: Grimthorping

Grimthorping

  1. (gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of Grimthorpe

Questions about grimthorping

What is grimthorping the present participle and gerund of?
Grimthorping is the present participle and gerund of grimthorpe.
What part of speech is grimthorping?
Grimthorping is a verb.

Words near grimthorping in the dictionary

  1. Grimston
  2. Grimstone
  3. grimthorpe
  4. grimthorped
  5. grimthorpes
  6. grimthorping
  7. Grimwood
  8. Grimwoods
  9. grimy
  10. grin
  11. grin and bear it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grimthorping (page history and authors); Grimthorping (page history and authors); grimthorpe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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