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rivering

rivering is the present participle and gerund of river.

Meaning of river

Verb

river (third-person singular simple present rivers, present participle rivering, simple past and past participle rivered)

  1. To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
    • Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.

See all 11 meanings of river

Questions about rivering

What is rivering the present participle and gerund of?
Rivering is the present participle and gerund of river.

Words near rivering in the dictionary

  1. Riverina bluebell
  2. Riverina bluebells
  3. riverine
  4. riverine rabbit
  5. riverine rabbits
  6. rivering
  7. riverish
  8. riverkeeper
  9. riverkeepers
  10. riverkeeping
  11. Riverland

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