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mattressing

mattressing is the present participle and gerund of mattress.

Meaning of mattress

Verb

mattress (third-person singular simple present mattresses, present participle mattressing, simple past and past participle mattressed)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.
    • A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead.1997, Andrew R. M. Patterson, A planet through a field of stars, page 123

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Questions about mattressing

What is mattressing the present participle and gerund of?
Mattressing is the present participle and gerund of mattress.

Words near mattressing in the dictionary

  1. mattress protectors
  2. mattress topper
  3. mattress toppers
  4. mattressed
  5. mattresses
  6. mattressing
  7. mattressless
  8. mattresslike
  9. mattressy
  10. matts
  11. Mattses

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