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reprehending

reprehending is the present participle and gerund of reprehend.

Meaning of reprehend

Verb

reprehend (third-person singular simple present reprehends, present participle reprehending, simple past and past participle reprehended)

  1. (transitive) To criticize, to reprove.
    • publicly reprehend

Questions about reprehending

What is reprehending the present participle and gerund of?
Reprehending is the present participle and gerund of reprehend.

Words near reprehending in the dictionary

  1. reprehend
  2. reprehendable
  3. reprehended
  4. reprehender
  5. reprehenders
  6. reprehending
  7. reprehends
  8. reprehensibility
  9. reprehensible
  10. reprehensibleness
  11. reprehensibles

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