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rathering

rathering is the present participle and gerund of rather.

Meaning of rather

Verb

rather (third-person singular simple present rathers, present participle rathering, simple past and past participle rathered)

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard) To prefer; to prefer to.
    • You'd rather us dead.

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Questions about rathering

What is rathering the present participle and gerund of?
Rathering is the present participle and gerund of rather.

Words near rathering in the dictionary

  1. ratheness
  2. rather
  3. rather than
  4. rathered
  5. Rathergate
  6. rathering
  7. ratheripe
  8. ratheripes
  9. ratherish
  10. Ratherism
  11. Ratherisms

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