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metaphoring

metaphoring is the present participle and gerund of metaphor.

Meaning of metaphor

Verb

metaphor (third-person singular simple present metaphors, present participle metaphoring, simple past and past participle metaphored)

  1. (intransitive) To use a metaphor.
  2. (transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.

See all 5 meanings of metaphor

Questions about metaphoring

What is metaphoring the present participle and gerund of?
Metaphoring is the present participle and gerund of metaphor.

Words near metaphoring in the dictionary

  1. metaphoricities
  2. metaphoricity
  3. metaphorick
  4. metaphoricness
  5. metaphorics
  6. metaphoring
  7. metaphorisation
  8. metaphorisations
  9. metaphorise
  10. metaphorist
  11. metaphorists

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