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postiling

postiling is the present participle and gerund of postil.

Meaning of postil

Verb

postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle (US) postiling or (UK) postilling, simple past and past participle (US) postiled or (UK) postilled)

  1. (transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
    • postilled in the margin1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret...
  2. (intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

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Questions about postiling

What is postiling the present participle and gerund of?
Postiling is the present participle and gerund of postil.

Words near postiling in the dictionary

  1. posties
  2. postil
  3. postiled
  4. postiler
  5. postilers
  6. postiling
  7. postilion
  8. postilion sentence
  9. postilion sentences
  10. postilioned
  11. postilions

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