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primaling

primaling is the present participle and gerund of primal.

Meaning of primal

Verb

primal (third-person singular simple present primals, present participle (US) primaling or (UK) primalling, simple past and past participle (US) primaled or (UK) primalled)

  1. (intransitive) To take part in primal therapy.
    • One of my patients told me of an acquaintance who primaled in the shopping center. Janov described a patient who primaled on the tennis court. Apparently, once initiated, patients primal in any place at any time for the rest of their lives.1979, The Journal of Orgonomy, volume 13, number 1, page 108

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Questions about primaling

What is primaling the present participle and gerund of?
Primaling is the present participle and gerund of primal.

Words near primaling in the dictionary

  1. primal therapies
  2. primal therapist
  3. primal therapists
  4. primal therapy
  5. primaled
  6. primaling
  7. primalities
  8. primality
  9. primalled
  10. primalling
  11. primally

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