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perioding

perioding is the present participle and gerund of period.

Meaning of period

Verb

period (third-person singular simple present periods, present participle perioding, simple past and past participle perioded)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To come to a period; to conclude.
    • For you may period upon this, that where there is the most pity for others, there is the greatest misery in the party pitied.1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political
  2. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To put an end to.
  3. (colloquial) To menstruate; to excrete menstrual blood.

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Questions about perioding

What is perioding the present participle and gerund of?
Perioding is the present participle and gerund of period.

Words near perioding in the dictionary

  1. periodinane
  2. periodinanes
  3. periodinate
  4. periodinated
  5. periodination
  6. perioding
  7. periodiole
  8. periodisation
  9. periodisations
  10. periodise
  11. periodised

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