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prooflistening

prooflistening is the present participle and gerund of prooflisten.

Meaning of prooflisten

Verb

prooflisten (third-person singular simple present prooflistens, present participle prooflistening, simple past and past participle prooflistened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To listen, usually to a recording, for errors.
    • Then we prooflistened to the entire recording against the drafted transcript, and proofread, revised, and edited again, and then prepared each manuscript for publication in book form.1975, Calvin W. Taylor, Robert L. Ellison, “Moving Toward Working Models in Creativity: Utah Creativity Experiences and Insights”, in Irving A. Taylor, J.W. Getzels, editors, Perspectives in...

Questions about prooflistening

What is prooflistening the present participle and gerund of?
Prooflistening is the present participle and gerund of prooflisten.

Words near prooflistening in the dictionary

  1. prooflike
  2. prooflisten
  3. prooflistened
  4. prooflistener
  5. prooflisteners
  6. prooflistening
  7. prooflistens
  8. proofmark
  9. proofmarks
  10. proofness
  11. proofread

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