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plottering

plottering is the present participle and gerund of plotter.

Meaning of plotter

Noun

plotter (plural plotters)

  1. A person who plots.
  2. An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.
  3. (navigation) An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.
  4. (slang) An author who usually relies on a plan or outline to organize their story.
    Antonyms:
    pantser

Questions about plottering

What is plottering the present participle and gerund of?
Plottering is the present participle and gerund of plotter.

Words near plottering in the dictionary

  1. plottages
  2. plotted
  3. plotted out
  4. plotter
  5. plottered
  6. plottering
  7. plotters
  8. plottery
  9. plottest
  10. plotteth
  11. plottier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plottering (page history and authors); plotter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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