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instressing

instressing is the present participle and gerund of instress.

Meaning of instress

Verb

instress (third-person singular simple present instresses, present participle instressing, simple past and past participle instressed)

  1. To apprehend or realize the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

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Questions about instressing

What is instressing the present participle and gerund of?
Instressing is the present participle and gerund of instress.

Words near instressing in the dictionary

  1. instrengthen
  2. instrengthens
  3. instress
  4. instressed
  5. instresses
  6. instressing
  7. instrew
  8. instrews
  9. instrinsic
  10. instrn.
  11. instrns.

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