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parturiating

parturiating is the present participle and gerund of parturiate.

Meaning of parturiate

Verb

parturiate (third-person singular simple present parturiates, present participle parturiating, simple past and past participle parturiated)

  1. (dated, intransitive) To bring forth young; to give birth.
    • —Himself his own father, Sonmulligan told himself. Wait. I am big with child. I have an unborn child in my brain. Pallas Athena! A play! The play’s the thing! Let me parturiate!1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[9]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

Questions about parturiating

What is parturiating the present participle and gerund of?
Parturiating is the present participle and gerund of parturiate.

Words near parturiating in the dictionary

  1. partures
  2. parturial
  3. parturiate
  4. parturiated
  5. parturiates
  6. parturiating
  7. parturience
  8. parturiency
  9. parturient
  10. parturients
  11. parturifacient

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