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incending

incending is the present participle and gerund of incend.

Meaning of incend

Verb

incend (third-person singular simple present incends, present participle incending, simple past and past participle incended)

  1. (obsolete) To inflame; to excite.
    • a line incends his lustfull blood1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of...

Questions about incending

What is incending the present participle and gerund of?
Incending is the present participle and gerund of incend.

Words near incending in the dictionary

  1. incendiarist
  2. incendiarists
  3. incendiary
  4. incendigel
  5. incendijel
  6. incending
  7. incendious
  8. incendive
  9. incendivity
  10. incends
  11. incensation

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