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impenning

impenning is the present participle and gerund of impen.

Meaning of impen

Verb

impen (third-person singular simple present impens, present participle impenning, simple past and past participle impenned)

  1. To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.
    • Like a sheepe impenn'd in the fold.1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

Questions about impenning

What is impenning the present participle and gerund of?
Impenning is the present participle and gerund of impen.

Words near impenning in the dictionary

  1. impenitents
  2. impenitible
  3. impenitibleness
  4. impennate
  5. impenned
  6. impenning
  7. impennous
  8. impens
  9. impentamine
  10. impeople
  11. impeopled

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