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noughting

noughting is the present participle and gerund of nought.

Meaning of nought

Verb

nought (third-person singular simple present noughts, present participle noughting, simple past and past participle noughted)

  1. To abase, to set at nought.
    • In this naked word sin, our Lord brought to my mind, generally, all that is not good, and the shameful despite and the utter noughting that He bare for us in this life, and His dying; and all the pains and passions of all His creatures, ghostly and bodily; (for we be all partly noughted, and we...1393, Julian of Norwich, translated by Grace Warrack, Revelations of Divine Love, published 1901

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Questions about noughting

What is noughting the present participle and gerund of?
Noughting is the present participle and gerund of nought.

Words near noughting in the dictionary

  1. noughted
  2. noughth
  3. noughth week
  4. noughth weeks
  5. noughties
  6. noughting
  7. noughts
  8. noughts and crosses
  9. noughtwithstanding
  10. noughty
  11. noughtye

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