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portcullising

portcullising is the present participle and gerund of portcullis.

Meaning of portcullis

Verb

portcullis (third-person singular simple present portcullises or portcullisses, present participle portcullising or portcullissing, simple past and past participle portcullised or portcullissed)

  1. (usually in the passive voice) To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
    • […]Within my mouth you haue engaold my tongue, / Doubly portculliſt with my teeth and lippes[…]1595 December 9 (first known performance), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedie of King Richard the Second. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Simmes for Androw Wise, […], published 1597...

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Questions about portcullising

What is portcullising the present participle and gerund of?
Portcullising is the present participle and gerund of portcullis.

Words near portcullising in the dictionary

  1. portcullesses
  2. portculli
  3. portcullis
  4. portcullised
  5. portcullises
  6. portcullising
  7. portcullisses
  8. Porte
  9. porte cochere
  10. porte cochère
  11. porte cochères

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