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predrafting

predrafting is the present participle and gerund of predraft.

Meaning of predraft

Verb

predraft (third-person singular simple present predrafts, present participle predrafting, simple past and past participle predrafted)

  1. To pull fibers slightly out of the top or roving prior to spinning.
    • Most cotton is sold as top, requiring only predrafting prior to spinning.2014, W. J. Johnson, Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn, page 32
  2. To prepare to write the draft of a document, by means of research, discussion, etc.
    • […] when predrafting the Berlin foreign minister's statement […]2015, I. William Zartman, Arab Spring: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat, page 356

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Questions about predrafting

What is predrafting the present participle and gerund of?
Predrafting is the present participle and gerund of predraft.

Words near predrafting in the dictionary

  1. predownloading
  2. predownloads
  3. predpol
  4. predraft
  5. predrafted
  6. predrafting
  7. predrafts
  8. predrainage
  9. predreadnought
  10. predreadnoughts
  11. predreissenid

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