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rearming

rearming is the present participle and gerund of rearm.

Meaning of rearm

Verb

rearm (third-person singular simple present rearms, present participle rearming, simple past and past participle rearmed)

  1. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body.
  2. To arm, or prepare for use, again.

Noun

rearming (countable and uncountable, plural rearmings)

  1. The process of arming something again.

Forms of rearming

pluralrearmings

Questions about rearming

What does rearming mean?
Rearming means the process of arming something again.
What is rearming the present participle and gerund of?
Rearming is the present participle and gerund of rearm.
What part of speech is rearming?
Rearming is a noun.
What is the plural of rearming?
The plural of rearming is rearmings.

Words near rearming in the dictionary

  1. rearmable
  2. rearmament
  3. rearmaments
  4. rearmed
  5. rearmice
  6. rearming
  7. rearmings
  8. rearmost
  9. rearmouse
  10. rearmouses
  11. rearms

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