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retinning

retinning is the present participle and gerund of retin.

Meaning of retin

Verb

retin (third-person singular simple present retins, present participle retinning, simple past and past participle retinned)

  1. (transitive) To coat with tin again.
  2. By extension, and more commonly, to coat with solder again.

Questions about retinning

What is retinning the present participle and gerund of?
Retinning is the present participle and gerund of retin.

Words near retinning in the dictionary

  1. retinkering
  2. retinkers
  3. retinned
  4. retinner
  5. retinners
  6. retinning
  7. retino-
  8. retinoate
  9. retinoates
  10. retinoblast
  11. retinoblastoma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retinning (page history and authors); retin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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