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hourglassing

hourglassing noun: the physical deformation into an hourglass shape. Also the present participle and gerund of hourglass.

Noun

hourglassing (uncountable)

  1. The physical deformation into an hourglass shape.

Also used as

hourglassing is also the present participle and gerund of hourglass.

Origin of hourglassing

From hourglass + -ing.

Questions about hourglassing

What does hourglassing mean?
Hourglassing means the physical deformation into an hourglass shape.
What part of speech is hourglassing?
Hourglassing is a noun.

Words near hourglassing in the dictionary

  1. hourglass figure
  2. hourglass figures
  3. hourglass-shaped
  4. hourglassed
  5. hourglasses
  6. hourglassing
  7. houri
  8. Houria
  9. Hourias
  10. houries
  11. Hourigan

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