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grommeting

grommeting is the present participle and gerund of grommet.

Meaning of grommet

Verb

grommet (third-person singular simple present grommets, present participle grommeting, simple past and past participle grommeted)

  1. (transitive) To insert a grommet into.
    • The device takes the form of a guard for the punch presses which are used in grommeting mail bags in the process of manufacture.1923, “American Machinist”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 58, numbers 23-26, page 919
  2. (transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
  3. (intransitive) To apply grommets.

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Questions about grommeting

What is grommeting the present participle and gerund of?
Grommeting is the present participle and gerund of grommet.

Words near grommeting in the dictionary

  1. gromiid
  2. gromiids
  3. gromill
  4. grommet
  5. grommeted
  6. grommeting
  7. grommets
  8. Gromov-Witten invariant
  9. Gromov-Witten invariants
  10. groms
  11. gromwell

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