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pincering

pincering is the present participle and gerund of pincer.

Meaning of pincer

Verb

pincer (third-person singular simple present pincers, present participle pincering, simple past and past participle pincered)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To surround with a pincer attack.
    • After considering all frontal counteroffensive alternatives, Heublein rejected them as detrimental to its profits and came up with a brilliant pincering maneuver. It raised the price of Smirnoff by one dollar, effectively preventing segment diffusion, […]1984, Robert Lamb, Competitive Strategic Management, page 115

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Questions about pincering

What is pincering the present participle and gerund of?
Pincering is the present participle and gerund of pincer.

Words near pincering in the dictionary

  1. pincer gate
  2. pincer gates
  3. pincer movement
  4. pincer movements
  5. pincered
  6. pincering
  7. pincerlike
  8. pincers
  9. pincertail
  10. pincertails
  11. pincerwise

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