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incurving

incurving is the present participle and gerund of incurve.

Meaning of incurve

Verb

incurve (third-person singular simple present incurves, present participle incurving, simple past and past participle incurved)

  1. (rare, transitive) To cause something to curve inwards.
    • A small amount of spin may incurve the ball.
  2. (intransitive) To curve inwards.

Adjective

incurving (comparative more incurving, superlative most incurving)

  1. curving inwards

Forms of incurving

comparativemore incurving
superlativemost incurving

Questions about incurving

What does incurving mean?
Incurving means curving inwards.
What is incurving the present participle and gerund of?
Incurving is the present participle and gerund of incurve.
What part of speech is incurving?
Incurving is an adjective.

Words near incurving in the dictionary

  1. incurvature
  2. incurvatures
  3. incurve
  4. incurved
  5. incurves
  6. incurving
  7. incurvities
  8. incurvity
  9. incus
  10. incuse
  11. incused

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