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regreding

regreding is the present participle and gerund of regrede.

Meaning of regrede

Verb

regrede (third-person singular simple present regredes, present participle regreding, simple past and past participle regreded)

  1. (intransitive) To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit.
    • […] the instantaneous parabola decreases in magnitude and descends in position throughout the entire motion, while its axis regredes during the ascent and progredes during the descent of the particle.1878, The Educational Times, page 316

Questions about regreding

What is regreding the present participle and gerund of?
Regreding is the present participle and gerund of regrede.

Words near regreding in the dictionary

  1. regrede
  2. regreded
  3. regredes
  4. regredience
  5. regredient
  6. regreding
  7. regreen
  8. regreened
  9. regreening
  10. regreens
  11. regreet

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