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jactitating

jactitating is the present participle and gerund of jactitate.

Meaning of jactitate

Verb

jactitate (third-person singular simple present jactitates, present participle jactitating, simple past and past participle jactitated)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To move about restlessly.
    • The ass is lying on its side, ribs heaving, forelegs jactitating.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 344

Questions about jactitating

What is jactitating the present participle and gerund of?
Jactitating is the present participle and gerund of jactitate.

Words near jactitating in the dictionary

  1. jactation
  2. jactations
  3. jactitate
  4. jactitated
  5. jactitates
  6. jactitating
  7. jactitation
  8. jactitation of marriage
  9. jactitations
  10. jactitations of marriage
  11. jacuaru

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