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infixing

infixing is the present participle and gerund of infix.

Meaning of infix

Verb

infix (third-person singular simple present infixes, present participle infixing, simple past and past participle infixed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
    • to infix a sting, spear, or dart
  2. (transitive) To instill.
  3. (transitive) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

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Questions about infixing

What is infixing the present participle and gerund of?
Infixing is the present participle and gerund of infix.

Words near infixing in the dictionary

  1. infixally
  2. infixation
  3. infixations
  4. infixed
  5. infixes
  6. infixing
  7. infixion
  8. infixions
  9. infixive
  10. infixt
  11. INFJ

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