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punctulating

punctulating is the present participle and gerund of punctulate.

Meaning of punctulate

Verb

punctulate (third-person singular simple present punctulates, present participle punctulating, simple past and past participle punctulated)

  1. (transitive) To mark with small punctures or spots.
    • The Studds have their Surface punctulated, as if ſet all over with other Studds infinitely leſſer.1729, J[ohn] Woodward, “Class III. Pebles, Flints, Agats, and Stones Related to Them. […]”, in An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England; […], tome I, London: […] F[rancis]...

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Questions about punctulating

What is punctulating the present participle and gerund of?
Punctulating is the present participle and gerund of punctulate.

Words near punctulating in the dictionary

  1. punctuist
  2. punctuists
  3. punctulate
  4. punctulated
  5. punctulates
  6. punctulating
  7. punctulation
  8. punctulations
  9. punctule
  10. punctules
  11. punctum

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