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inturning

inturning is the present participle and gerund of inturn.

Meaning of inturn

Verb

inturn (third-person singular simple present inturns, present participle inturning, simple past and past participle inturned)

  1. (transitive) To turn in or inward.
    • A machine of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitably-actuated needle, a driving-shaft, means actuated from said shaft for carrying two or more plies of material through the machine, and similarly-actuated means working alternately with the needle to inturn the edges of said...1904, United States Patent Office, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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Questions about inturning

What is inturning the present participle and gerund of?
Inturning is the present participle and gerund of inturn.

Words near inturning in the dictionary

  1. inturbidating
  2. inturgescence
  3. inturgescences
  4. inturn
  5. inturned
  6. inturning
  7. inturns
  8. Intusan
  9. intuse
  10. intuses
  11. intussuscept

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