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martelling

martelling is the present participle and gerund of martel.

Meaning of martel

Verb

martel (third-person singular simple present martels, present participle (US) marteling or (UK) martelling, simple past and past participle (US) marteled or (UK) martelled)

  1. (obsolete) To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
    • Her dreadfull weapon she to him addrest,
      Which on his helmet martelled so hard
      That made him low incline his lofty crest,
      And bowd his battred visour to his brest1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Questions about martelling

What is martelling the present participle and gerund of?
Martelling is the present participle and gerund of martel.

Words near martelling in the dictionary

  1. martellatos
  2. martelled
  3. Martelli
  4. Martelli's wildcat
  5. Martelli's wildcats
  6. martelling
  7. Martellis
  8. martello
  9. Martello tower
  10. Martello towers
  11. martellos

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