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primrosing

primrosing is the present participle and gerund of primrose.

Meaning of primrose

Verb

primrose (third-person singular simple present primroses, present participle primrosing, simple past and past participle primrosed)

  1. (intransitive) To pick primroses.
    • We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.

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Noun

primrosing (uncountable)

  1. A defect in improperly packaged butter, leading to discoloration and impaired flavour.

Questions about primrosing

What does primrosing mean?
Primrosing means a defect in improperly packaged butter, leading to discoloration and impaired flavour.
What is primrosing the present participle and gerund of?
Primrosing is the present participle and gerund of primrose.
What part of speech is primrosing?
Primrosing is a noun.

Words near primrosing in the dictionary

  1. primrose-willow
  2. primrosed
  3. primroselike
  4. primroses
  5. primrosey
  6. primrosing
  7. primrosy
  8. prims
  9. primsy
  10. primula
  11. primulaceous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: primrosing (page history and authors); primrose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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