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restriking

restriking is the present participle and gerund of restrike.

Meaning of restrike

Verb

restrike (third-person singular simple present restrikes, present participle restriking, simple past restruck, past participle restruck or restricken)

  1. (transitive) To strike again.
    • She heard her father stumbling against an armchair, then the sound of a match struck and restruck lightly against a box.1928, Julien Green, The Closed Garden, page 62
  2. To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
  3. To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.
  4. To strike a new print from an old negative.

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Questions about restriking

What is restriking the present participle and gerund of?
Restriking is the present participle and gerund of restrike.

Words near restriking in the dictionary

  1. restrictors
  2. restrictory
  3. restricts
  4. restrike
  5. restrikes
  6. restriking
  7. restring
  8. restringe
  9. restringed
  10. restringency
  11. restringent

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