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reentering

reentering is the present participle and gerund of reenter.

Meaning of reenter

Verb

reenter (third-person singular simple present reenters, present participle reentering, simple past and past participle reentered)

  1. (ambitransitive) To enter again; return into.
    • The shuttle reentered the atmosphere.
  2. (transitive) To enter again; retype, reinput.
    • We had to reenter a day's worth of data into the system.
  3. (ambitransitive) To cut deeper where the aqua fortis has not bitten sufficiently.

Adjective

reentering (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of reentrant (“pointing inward”).
    • a polygon with a reentering angle
    Synonyms:
    reentrant

Synonyms of reentering

Questions about reentering

What does reentering mean?
Reentering means synonym of reentrant (“pointing inward”).
What is reentering the present participle and gerund of?
Reentering is the present participle and gerund of reenter.
What part of speech is reentering?
Reentering is an adjective.

Words near reentering in the dictionary

  1. reenslavements
  2. reenslaves
  3. reenslaving
  4. reenter
  5. reentered
  6. reentering
  7. reenters
  8. reenthrone
  9. reenthroned
  10. reenthronement
  11. reenthronements

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