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propounding

propounding is the present participle and gerund of propound.

Meaning of propound

Verb

propound (third-person singular simple present propounds, present participle propounding, simple past and past participle propounded)

  1. (transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
    • Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.

Questions about propounding

What is propounding the present participle and gerund of?
Propounding is the present participle and gerund of propound.

Words near propounding in the dictionary

  1. propounded
  2. propounder
  3. propounders
  4. propoundest
  5. propoundeth
  6. propounding
  7. propoundment
  8. propoundments
  9. propounds
  10. propoxate
  11. propoxur

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