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sanguining

sanguining is the present participle and gerund of sanguine.

Meaning of sanguine

Verb

sanguine (third-person singular simple present sanguines, present participle sanguining, simple past and past participle sanguined)

  1. To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.

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Questions about sanguining

What is sanguining the present participle and gerund of?
Sanguining is the present participle and gerund of sanguine.

Words near sanguining in the dictionary

  1. sanguineophlegmatic
  2. sanguineous
  3. sanguineousness
  4. sanguines
  5. sanguiniferous
  6. sanguining
  7. sanguinism
  8. sanguinities
  9. sanguinity
  10. sanguinivore
  11. sanguinivores

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