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haltering

haltering is the present participle and gerund of halter.

Meaning of halter

Verb

halter (third-person singular simple present halters, present participle haltering, simple past and past participle haltered)

  1. (transitive) To place a halter on.
    • What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?

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Phrases with haltering

Questions about haltering

What is haltering the present participle and gerund of?
Haltering is the present participle and gerund of halter.

Words near haltering in the dictionary

  1. haltered
  2. haltered up
  3. halteres
  4. halteriid
  5. halteriids
  6. haltering
  7. haltering up
  8. halterini
  9. halterinis
  10. halterkini
  11. halterkinis

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