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perscopating

perscopating is the present participle and gerund of perscopate.

Meaning of perscopate

Verb

perscopate (third-person singular simple present perscopates, present participle perscopating, simple past and past participle perscopated)

  1. (archaic) to bristle or horripilate
    • Let us take your cat: now suppose we shave her tail, so that it cannot shall I say perscopate or bristle; suppose we attach a board to her back, so that it cannot arch; suppose we then exhibit a displeasing sight – a sportive dog, for instance.1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander

Questions about perscopating

What is perscopating the present participle and gerund of?
Perscopating is the present participle and gerund of perscopate.

Words near perscopating in the dictionary

  1. persay
  2. Persberg
  3. perscopate
  4. perscopated
  5. perscopates
  6. perscopating
  7. perscription
  8. perscrutate
  9. perscrutated
  10. perscrutates
  11. perscrutating

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