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opalescing

opalescing is the present participle and gerund of opalesce.

Meaning of opalesce

Verb

opalesce (third-person singular simple present opalesces, present participle opalescing, simple past and past participle opalesced)

  1. To be opalescent; to produce or show a play of colors, like an opal.

Questions about opalescing

What is opalescing the present participle and gerund of?
Opalescing is the present participle and gerund of opalesce.

Words near opalescing in the dictionary

  1. opalescent
  2. opalescent nudibranch
  3. opalescent nudibranchs
  4. opalescently
  5. opalesces
  6. opalescing
  7. opalesque
  8. opaleye
  9. opaleyes
  10. opalfish
  11. Opalia

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