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mummifying

mummifying is the present participle and gerund of mummify.

Meaning of mummify

Verb

mummify (third-person singular simple present mummifies, present participle mummifying, simple past and past participle mummified)

  1. (transitive) To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.
    Synonyms:
    mummy
  2. (intransitive) To become a mummy.

Questions about mummifying

What is mummifying the present participle and gerund of?
Mummifying is the present participle and gerund of mummify.

Words near mummifying in the dictionary

  1. mummifiers
  2. mummifies
  3. mummiform
  4. mummiforms
  5. mummify
  6. mummifying
  7. mumming
  8. mummings
  9. mummiologist
  10. mummiologists
  11. mummiology

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