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pontifying

pontifying is the present participle and gerund of pontify.

Meaning of pontify

Verb

pontify (third-person singular simple present pontifies, present participle pontifying, simple past and past participle pontified)

  1. To pontificate.

Questions about pontifying

What is pontifying the present participle and gerund of?
Pontifying is the present participle and gerund of pontify.

Words near pontifying in the dictionary

  1. pontificians
  2. pontificious
  3. pontified
  4. pontifies
  5. pontify
  6. pontifying
  7. pontil
  8. pontil mark
  9. pontil marks
  10. pontile
  11. Pontillo

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