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respading

respading is the present participle and gerund of respade.

Meaning of respade

Verb

respade (third-person singular simple present respades, present participle respading, simple past and past participle respaded)

  1. (transitive) To spade (turn over soil) again.
    • If unable to get the soil well mixed you may have to respade the turned soil before planting. The second spading will be much easier than the first.1975, The American Rose, volume 23, page 16

Questions about respading

What is respading the present participle and gerund of?
Respading is the present participle and gerund of respade.

Words near respading in the dictionary

  1. respackles
  2. respackling
  3. respade
  4. respaded
  5. respades
  6. respading
  7. respair
  8. respaired
  9. respairing
  10. respairs
  11. respake

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