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self-correcting

self-correcting is the present participle and gerund of self-correct.

Meaning of self-correct

Verb

self-correct (third-person singular simple present self-corrects, present participle self-correcting, simple past and past participle self-corrected)

  1. To correct itself or oneself without outside assistance.

Adjective

self-correcting (not comparable)

  1. That corrects itself without outside assistance.

Questions about self-correcting

What does self-correcting mean?
Self-correcting means that corrects itself without outside assistance.
What is self-correcting the present participle and gerund of?
Self-correcting is the present participle and gerund of self-correct.
What part of speech is self-correcting?
Self-correcting is an adjective.

Words near self-correcting in the dictionary

  1. self-cooker
  2. self-cookers
  3. self-cooling
  4. self-correct
  5. self-corrected
  6. self-correcting
  7. self-correction
  8. self-corrects
  9. self-coup
  10. self-coups
  11. self-covered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-correcting (page history and authors); self-correct (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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