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oestruating

oestruating is the present participle and gerund of oestruate.

Meaning of oestruate

Verb

oestruate (third-person singular simple present oestruates, present participle oestruating, simple past and past participle oestruated)

  1. To be in heat (state of sexual receptivity).

Questions about oestruating

What is oestruating the present participle and gerund of?
Oestruating is the present participle and gerund of oestruate.

Words near oestruating in the dictionary

  1. oestrous
  2. oestrual
  3. oestruate
  4. oestruated
  5. oestruates
  6. oestruating
  7. oestruation
  8. oestruations
  9. oestrum
  10. oestrums
  11. oestrus

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