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predrilling

predrilling is the present participle and gerund of predrill.

Meaning of predrill

Verb

predrill (third-person singular simple present predrills, present participle predrilling, simple past and past participle predrilled)

  1. To drill through a substrate for the purpose of readying it for a second drilling, this time with the purpose of emplacing the desired input.

Adjective

predrilling (not comparable)

  1. Before drilling.

Antonyms of predrilling

Questions about predrilling

What does predrilling mean?
Predrilling means before drilling.
What is predrilling the present participle and gerund of?
Predrilling is the present participle and gerund of predrill.
What part of speech is predrilling?
Predrilling is an adjective.

Words near predrilling in the dictionary

  1. predreadnoughts
  2. predreissenid
  3. predried
  4. predrill
  5. predrilled
  6. predrilling
  7. predrills
  8. predrinks
  9. predrop
  10. predrops
  11. predrought

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