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menstruating

menstruating is the present participle and gerund of menstruate.

Meaning of menstruate

Verb

menstruate (third-person singular simple present menstruates, present participle menstruating, simple past and past participle menstruated)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To stain with or as if with menses.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period.
    • A woman may have every quality or attribute of marriageableness who menstruates irregularly, or rarely, or even who has never menstruated at all.1884, The Medical Age, volume 2, page 358
    Synonyms:
    be on one's period, be on the rag

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Questions about menstruating

What is menstruating the present participle and gerund of?
Menstruating is the present participle and gerund of menstruate.

Words near menstruating in the dictionary

  1. menstruate
  2. menstruated
  3. menstruater
  4. menstruaters
  5. menstruates
  6. menstruating
  7. menstruation
  8. menstruation period
  9. menstruation periods
  10. menstruations
  11. menstruator

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