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lengthing

lengthing is the present participle and gerund of length.

Meaning of length

Verb

length (third-person singular simple present lengths, present participle lengthing, simple past and past participle lengthed)

  1. (obsolete) To lengthen.
    • Pack night, peep day; good day, of night now borrow: / Short night, to-night, and length thyself to-morrow.

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Questions about lengthing

What is lengthing the present participle and gerund of?
Lengthing is the present participle and gerund of length.

Words near lengthing in the dictionary

  1. lengthier
  2. lengthiest
  3. lengthily
  4. lengthiness
  5. lengthinesses
  6. lengthing
  7. lengthless
  8. lengthlessness
  9. lengthly
  10. lengthman
  11. lengthmen

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