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handsetting

handsetting is the present participle and gerund of handset.

Meaning of handset

Verb

handset (third-person singular simple present handsets, present participle handsetting, simple past and past participle handset)

  1. To typeset by hand.
    • handsetting type

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Questions about handsetting

What is handsetting the present participle and gerund of?
Handsetting is the present participle and gerund of handset.

Words near handsetting in the dictionary

  1. handsels
  2. handservant
  3. handservants
  4. handset
  5. handsets
  6. handsetting
  7. handsewn
  8. handsfree
  9. handsfrees
  10. handsful
  11. handshake

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