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ovulating

ovulating is the present participle and gerund of ovulate.

Meaning of ovulate

Verb

ovulate (third-person singular simple present ovulates, present participle ovulating, simple past and past participle ovulated)

  1. (intransitive) To produce eggs or ova.
    • Other studies have shown that women living near the equator have a marked tendency to ovulate during the full moon.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 96

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Questions about ovulating

What is ovulating the present participle and gerund of?
Ovulating is the present participle and gerund of ovulate.

Words near ovulating in the dictionary

  1. ovulars
  2. ovulary
  3. ovulate
  4. ovulated
  5. ovulates
  6. ovulating
  7. ovulation
  8. ovulational
  9. ovulationary
  10. ovulations
  11. ovulator

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