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incising

incising is the present participle and gerund of incise.

Meaning of incise

Verb

incise (third-person singular simple present incises, present participle incising, simple past and past participle incised)

  1. (transitive) To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
    • The executioner’s blade is incised with Christ’s crown of thorns, and with the words of a prayer.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 5

Questions about incising

What is incising the present participle and gerund of?
Incising is the present participle and gerund of incise.

Words near incising in the dictionary

  1. incised meanders
  2. incisely
  3. incises
  4. incisiform
  5. incisiforms
  6. incising
  7. incision
  8. incisional
  9. incisionally
  10. incisionless
  11. incisions

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