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notting

notting is the present participle and gerund of nott.

Meaning of nott

Verb

nott (third-person singular simple present notts, present participle notting, simple past and past participle notted)

  1. (obsolete) To shear.
    • he caused his owne head to bee poiled, and from thencefoorthe his bearde to bee notted, and no more shaven.1575, John Stow, Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles

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Phrases with notting

Questions about notting

What is notting the present participle and gerund of?
Notting is the present participle and gerund of nott.

Words near notting in the dictionary

  1. Nottaway
  2. Nottaways
  3. notted
  4. Notter
  5. Notters
  6. notting
  7. Notting Hill
  8. Nottingham
  9. Nottingham alabaster
  10. Nottingham alabasters
  11. Nottingham group

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