inletting
inletting is the present participle and gerund of inlet.
Meaning of inlet
Verb
inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet)
- To let in; admit.
- To insert; inlay.
- The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.”2012 December 17, “Archeologists Unearth Alien-Like Skulls In A Mexico Cemetery”, in RedOrbit, retrieved 13 Mar 2013
- To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
Noun
inletting (plural inlettings)
- A letting in; admittance.
- I know not, brethren, whether you are often favoured to behold the outshinings of the divine glory, and to feel the inlettings of it into your own soul.1877, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Sermons Preached and Revised, page 292
Forms of inletting
| plural | inlettings |
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Questions about inletting
- What does inletting mean?
- Inletting means a letting in; admittance.
- What is inletting the present participle and gerund of?
- Inletting is the present participle and gerund of inlet.
- What part of speech is inletting?
- Inletting is a noun.
- What is the plural of inletting?
- The plural of inletting is inlettings.
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