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rereading

rereading noun: a second or subsequent reading. Also the present participle and gerund of reread.

Noun

rereading (plural rereadings)

  1. A second or subsequent reading.
    • This past summer, in between rereadings of “The Ambassadors” and “The Age of Innocence,” Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “The Unconsoled” stepped in.2007 July 7, Alice Sebold, “Shelf Life”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    reread

Also used as

rereading is also the present participle and gerund of reread.

Synonyms of rereading

Forms of rereading

pluralrereadings

Words that rhyme with rereading

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Questions about rereading

What does rereading mean?
Rereading means a second or subsequent reading.
What part of speech is rereading?
Rereading is a noun.
What is the plural of rereading?
The plural of rereading is rereadings.

Words near rereading in the dictionary

  1. rere-supper
  2. rere-suppers
  3. reread
  4. rereader
  5. rereaders
  6. rereading
  7. rereadings
  8. rereads
  9. rerebrace
  10. rerebraces
  11. rerecognition

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