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ingraining

ingraining is the present participle and gerund of ingrain.

Meaning of ingrain

Verb

ingrain (third-person singular simple present ingrains, present participle ingraining, simple past and past participle ingrained)

  1. (transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To make (something) deeply part of something else.
    • The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.

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Questions about ingraining

What is ingraining the present participle and gerund of?
Ingraining is the present participle and gerund of ingrain.

Words near ingraining in the dictionary

  1. ingrained
  2. ingrainedly
  3. ingrainedness
  4. ingrainer
  5. ingrainers
  6. ingraining
  7. ingrains
  8. Ingram
  9. ingrammaticism
  10. ingrammaticisms
  11. Ingrandes

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