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rutilating

rutilating is the present participle and gerund of rutilate.

Meaning of rutilate

Verb

rutilate (third-person singular simple present rutilates, present participle rutilating, simple past and past participle rutilated)

  1. (obsolete) To shine; to emit rays of light.
    • concentrated and rutilating nitrous acid1803, The Philosophical Magazine

Questions about rutilating

What is rutilating the present participle and gerund of?
Rutilating is the present participle and gerund of rutilate.

Words near rutilating in the dictionary

  1. rutilances
  2. rutilant
  3. rutilate
  4. rutilated
  5. rutilates
  6. rutilating
  7. rutilation
  8. rutilations
  9. rutile
  10. rutiles
  11. rutin

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