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hand-raising

hand-raising is the present participle and gerund of hand-raise.

Meaning of hand-raise

Verb

hand-raise (third-person singular simple present hand-raises, present participle hand-raising, simple past and past participle hand-raised)

  1. (transitive) For a person to rear (an animal), rather than have it reared naturally by its mother.
  2. (transitive) To shape the pastry of (a pie) by hand, rather than having it molded by a machine.

Questions about hand-raising

What is hand-raising the present participle and gerund of?
Hand-raising is the present participle and gerund of hand-raise.

Words near hand-raising in the dictionary

  1. hand-portable
  2. hand-printed
  3. hand-raise
  4. hand-raised
  5. hand-raises
  6. hand-raising
  7. hand-ridden
  8. hand-ride
  9. hand-rides
  10. hand-riding
  11. hand-rode

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