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pernoctating

pernoctating is the present participle and gerund of pernoctate.

Meaning of pernoctate

Verb

pernoctate (third-person singular simple present pernoctates, present participle pernoctating, simple past and past participle pernoctated)

  1. (formal, intransitive) To stay up all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer).
  2. (formal, intransitive) To stay all night.

Questions about pernoctating

What is pernoctating the present participle and gerund of?
Pernoctating is the present participle and gerund of pernoctate.

Words near pernoctating in the dictionary

  1. pernitrate
  2. pernitrates
  3. pernoctate
  4. pernoctated
  5. pernoctates
  6. pernoctating
  7. pernoctation
  8. pernoctations
  9. Pernod
  10. Pernod and black
  11. Pernod and blacks

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