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palping

palping is the present participle and gerund of palp.

Meaning of palp

Verb

palp (third-person singular simple present palps, present participle palping, simple past and past participle palped)

  1. To feel, to explore by touch.
    • It is not possible to examine a male patient without making him undress and actually palping him all over.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 729

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Questions about palping

What is palping the present participle and gerund of?
Palping is the present participle and gerund of palp.

Words near palping in the dictionary

  1. palpigrades
  2. palpimanid
  3. palpimanids
  4. palpimanoid
  5. palpimanoids
  6. palping
  7. palpitance
  8. palpitancy
  9. palpitant
  10. palpitate
  11. palpitated

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