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postilling

postilling 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 postilling

What is postilling the present participle and gerund of?
Postilling is the present participle and gerund of postil.

Words near postilling in the dictionary

  1. postillator
  2. postillators
  3. postilled
  4. postiller
  5. postillers
  6. postilling
  7. postillion
  8. postillions
  9. postillumination
  10. postils
  11. postimmersion

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