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incresting

incresting is the present participle and gerund of increst.

Meaning of increst

Verb

increst (third-person singular simple present incrests, present participle incresting, simple past and past participle incrested)

  1. (transitive) To adorn with a crest.
    • Two foaming billows flow'd upon her breast,
      Which did their tops with coral red increst1616, William Drummond of Hawthornden, “Song XIII”, in Poems: Amorous, Funerall, Divine, Pastorall: in Sonnets, Songs, Sextains

Questions about incresting

What is incresting the present participle and gerund of?
Incresting is the present participle and gerund of increst.

Words near incresting in the dictionary

  1. increscence
  2. increscent
  3. increscents
  4. increst
  5. incrested
  6. incresting
  7. incrests
  8. incretin
  9. incretins
  10. incretion
  11. incretions

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