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palating

palating is the present participle and gerund of palate.

Meaning of palate

Verb

palate (third-person singular simple present palates, present participle palating, simple past and past participle palated)

  1. (nonstandard, transitive) To relish; to find palatable.
    • Not palating the taste of her dishonourc. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    stomach

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Questions about palating

What is palating the present participle and gerund of?
Palating is the present participle and gerund of palate.

Words near palating in the dictionary

  1. palatine tonsils
  2. palatine uvula
  3. palatines
  4. palatineship
  5. palatineships
  6. palating
  7. palatinoid
  8. palatinoids
  9. palatinomaxillary
  10. palatinose
  11. palatinum

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