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martineting

martineting is the present participle and gerund of martinet.

Meaning of martinet

Verb

martinet (third-person singular simple present martinets, present participle martineting or martinetting, simple past and past participle martineted or martinetted)

  1. (rare, transitive) To discipline strictly.
  2. (intransitive, rare) To act like a strict disciplinarian.

See all 6 meanings of martinet

Questions about martineting

What is martineting the present participle and gerund of?
Martineting is the present participle and gerund of martinet.

Words near martineting in the dictionary

  1. Martinellis
  2. martinet
  3. martineta
  4. martinetas
  5. martineted
  6. martineting
  7. martinetish
  8. martinetism
  9. martinetisms
  10. martinets
  11. martinetship

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