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piloerecting

piloerecting is the present participle of piloerect.

Meaning of piloerect

Verb

piloerect (third-person singular simple present piloerects, present participle piloerecting, simple past and past participle piloerected)

  1. (intransitive) To produce piloerection.
    • The ability of some humans to consciously piloerect suggests even more similarity between humans and non-human animals.2022 September, Jonathon McPhetres, Janis H. Zickfeld, “The physiological study of emotional piloerection: A systematic review and guide for future research”, in International Journal of...

Questions about piloerecting

What is piloerecting the present participle of?
Piloerecting is the present participle of piloerect.

Words near piloerecting in the dictionary

  1. pilocyte
  2. pilocytes
  3. pilocytic
  4. piloerect
  5. piloerected
  6. piloerecting
  7. piloerection
  8. piloerections
  9. piloerector
  10. piloerectors
  11. piloerects

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