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gunpowdering

gunpowdering is the present participle and gerund of gunpowder.

Meaning of gunpowder

Verb

gunpowder (third-person singular simple present gunpowders, present participle gunpowdering, simple past and past participle gunpowdered)

  1. (transitive) To destroy with gunpowder.
    • […] he was […] never getting into quarrels with his neighbors and gunpowdering them out of house and home. His subjects loved him.1875, John H. Kingsbury, Kingsbury Sketches, page 54

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Questions about gunpowdering

What is gunpowdering the present participle and gerund of?
Gunpowdering is the present participle and gerund of gunpowder.

Words near gunpowdering in the dictionary

  1. gunpowder tea
  2. gunpowder teas
  3. Gunpowder Treason
  4. Gunpowder Treason Day
  5. gunpowdered
  6. gunpowdering
  7. gunpowderish
  8. gunpowderous
  9. gunpowders
  10. gunpowdery
  11. gunpower

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