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scarleting

scarleting is the present participle and gerund of scarlet.

Meaning of scarlet

Verb

scarlet (third-person singular simple present scarlets, present participle scarleting, simple past and past participle scarleted)

  1. (transitive) To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet.
    • Forbeare; the aſhy paleneſſe of my cheeke / Is ſcarletted in ruddy flakes of vvrath: […]1633, Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], Loues Sacrifice. A Tragedie […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Hugh Beeston, […], →OCLC, Act IV

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Questions about scarleting

What is scarleting the present participle and gerund of?
Scarleting is the present participle and gerund of scarlet.

Words near scarleting in the dictionary

  1. scarletberries
  2. scarletberry
  3. scarleted
  4. scarleteer
  5. scarleteers
  6. scarleting
  7. scarletish
  8. scarletly
  9. scarletness
  10. scarlets
  11. Scarlett

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