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maskering

maskering is the present participle and gerund of masker.

Meaning of masker

Verb

masker (third-person singular simple present maskers, present participle maskering, simple past and past participle maskered)

  1. (dialectal, transitive) To render giddy or senseless
    • To masker their troubled heads the more, hee assaileth them with a great shout and maine violence.1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “(please specify the book number)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) To be bewildered.
  3. (dialectal, transitive) To choke; stifle.
  4. (dialectal, transitive) To decay; rust.

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Questions about maskering

What is maskering the present participle and gerund of?
Maskering is the present participle and gerund of masker.

Words near maskering in the dictionary

  1. maskerader
  2. maskeraders
  3. maskerades
  4. maskered
  5. maskeries
  6. maskering
  7. maskers
  8. maskery
  9. Maskes
  10. maskette
  11. maskettes

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