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responging

responging is the present participle and gerund of responge.

Meaning of responge

Verb

responge (third-person singular simple present responges, present participle responging, simple past and past participle responged)

  1. (transitive) To sponge again.
    • One [course of action] is to evaluate the exposed area against a retained but sponged portion of the fabric. The other is to responge the exposed specimen and evaluate after the specimen has dried and has been conditioned.1978, Federal Standard for Textile Test Methods, United States. Federal Supply Service

Questions about responging

What is responging the present participle and gerund of?
Responging is the present participle and gerund of responge.

Words near responging in the dictionary

  1. respondings
  2. responds
  3. responge
  4. responged
  5. responges
  6. responging
  7. responsa
  8. responsability
  9. responsable
  10. responsal
  11. responsals

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