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salamandering

salamandering is the present participle and gerund of salamander.

Meaning of salamander

Verb

salamander (third-person singular simple present salamanders, present participle salamandering, simple past and past participle salamandered)

  1. (transitive) To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.
    • When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it.19th century (quoted 1977), Richard Daunton-Fear, Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, →ISBN, page 41

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Questions about salamandering

What is salamandering the present participle and gerund of?
Salamandering is the present participle and gerund of salamander.

Words near salamandering in the dictionary

  1. salamander cloths
  2. salamander's wool
  3. salamandered
  4. salamanderfish
  5. salamanderfishes
  6. salamandering
  7. salamanderlike
  8. salamanders
  9. salamandrian
  10. salamandric
  11. salamandrid

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