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perorating

perorating is the present participle and gerund of perorate.

Meaning of perorate

Verb

perorate (third-person singular simple present perorates, present participle perorating, simple past and past participle perorated)

  1. (intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
  2. (intransitive) To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.

Questions about perorating

What is perorating the present participle and gerund of?
Perorating is the present participle and gerund of perorate.

Words near perorating in the dictionary

  1. peroral
  2. perorally
  3. perorate
  4. perorated
  5. perorates
  6. perorating
  7. peroration
  8. perorational
  9. perorations
  10. perorative
  11. peroryctid

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