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screening off

screening off is the present participle and gerund of screen off.

Meaning of screen off

Verb

screen off (third-person singular simple present screens off, present participle screening off, simple past and past participle screened off)

  1. (transitive) To cover or shield with a screen.
    • Part of the ward was screened off for the privacy of patients.

Questions about screening off

What is screening off the present participle and gerund of?
Screening off is the present participle and gerund of screen off.

Words near screening off in the dictionary

  1. screening constant
  2. screening constants
  3. screening in
  4. screening length
  5. screening lengths
  6. screening off
  7. screening out
  8. screening room
  9. screening rooms
  10. screening smoke
  11. screening smokes

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