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retearing

retearing is the present participle and gerund of retear.

Meaning of retear

Verb

retear (third-person singular simple present retears, present participle retearing, simple past retore, past participle retorn)

  1. To tear again.
    • “We feel the risk is very limited that he will retear his labrum during that six- to seven-month period.”2009 March 9, Joe Lapointe, “Surgery Will Keep Alex Rodriguez Out Until May”, in New York Times

Questions about retearing

What is retearing the present participle and gerund of?
Retearing is the present participle and gerund of retear.

Words near retearing in the dictionary

  1. reteam
  2. reteamed
  3. reteaming
  4. reteams
  5. retear
  6. retearing
  7. retears
  8. retease
  9. reteased
  10. reteases
  11. reteasing

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