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prestidigitating

prestidigitating is the present participle and gerund of prestidigitate.

Meaning of prestidigitate

Verb

prestidigitate (third-person singular simple present prestidigitates, present participle prestidigitating, simple past and past participle prestidigitated)

  1. (intransitive) To perform magic with the hands or using sleight of hand.
  2. (transitive) To juggle.

Questions about prestidigitating

What is prestidigitating the present participle and gerund of?
Prestidigitating is the present participle and gerund of prestidigitate.

Words near prestidigitating in the dictionary

  1. Prestidges
  2. prestidigital
  3. prestidigitate
  4. prestidigitated
  5. prestidigitates
  6. prestidigitating
  7. prestidigitation
  8. prestidigitations
  9. prestidigitator
  10. prestidigitatorial
  11. prestidigitators

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