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periscoping

periscoping is the present participle and gerund of periscope.

Meaning of periscope

Verb

periscope (third-person singular simple present periscopes, present participle periscoping, simple past and past participle periscoped)

  1. (intransitive) To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope.
    • Thousands of ungainly black-beaked heads would periscope and freeze in the direction of the approaching intruder.1951, National Geographic Magazine: Volume 99

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Questions about periscoping

What is periscoping the present participle and gerund of?
Periscoping is the present participle and gerund of periscope.

Words near periscoping in the dictionary

  1. periscoped
  2. periscopes
  3. periscopic
  4. periscopical
  5. periscopically
  6. periscoping
  7. periscopism
  8. periseasonal
  9. periselectivities
  10. periselectivity
  11. periselene

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