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saltating

saltating is the present participle and gerund of saltate.

Meaning of saltate

Verb

saltate (third-person singular simple present saltates, present participle saltating, simple past and past participle saltated)

  1. (intransitive) To leap or dance.
  2. (intransitive) To move by being lifted by wind or water and carried a short distance before being redeposited, possibly multiple times.
    • saltate grains

Questions about saltating

What is saltating the present participle and gerund of?
Saltating is the present participle and gerund of saltate.

Words near saltating in the dictionary

  1. Saltash
  2. saltate
  3. saltated
  4. saltates
  5. saltati
  6. saltating
  7. saltation
  8. saltational
  9. saltationally
  10. saltationary
  11. saltationism

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