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mortaring

mortaring is the present participle and gerund of mortar.

Meaning of mortar

Verb

mortar (third-person singular simple present mortars, present participle mortaring, simple past and past participle mortared)

  1. (transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  2. (transitive) To pound in a mortar.
  3. To fire a mortar (weapon).
  4. To attack (someone or something) using a mortar (weapon).
    • The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.

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Questions about mortaring

What is mortaring the present participle and gerund of?
Mortaring is the present participle and gerund of mortar.

Words near mortaring in the dictionary

  1. Mortara
  2. mortarboard
  3. mortarboards
  4. mortared
  5. mortaria
  6. mortaring
  7. mortarium
  8. mortarless
  9. mortarlike
  10. mortarman
  11. mortarmen

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