interring
interring is the present participle and gerund of inter.
Meaning of inter
Verb
inter (third-person singular simple present inters, present participle interring, simple past and past participle interred)
- To bury in a grave.
- The tomb was discovered on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in Chinancheng, Chiangling county, in China’s central Hupeh province. An inscription on a bamboo tablet found in it shows that the corpse was interred in the fifth moon of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Wen, that is, in 167 B.C.1975 October, “Newly-Found Han Tomb Relics and Male Corpse”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXIV, number 10, Peking, →OCLC, page 40, column 1
- To confine, as in a prison.
Noun
interring (plural interrings)
- A burial.
- But we should not forget that such interrings were in the nature of bank deposits and were never secret to the members of the family. The elder of the family knew about the interred wealth and he passed on the information […]1985, The Indian Historical Quarterly, volume 34, page 256
Forms of interring
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | intering |
| Noun | |
| plural | interrings |
Questions about interring
- What does interring mean?
- Interring means a burial.
- What is interring the present participle and gerund of?
- Interring is the present participle and gerund of inter.
- What part of speech is interring?
- Interring is a noun.
- What is the plural of interring?
- The plural of interring is interrings.
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