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self-harming

self-harming is the present participle and gerund of self-harm.

Meaning of self-harm

Verb

self-harm (third-person singular simple present self-harms, present participle self-harming, simple past and past participle self-harmed)

  1. (intransitive) To harm oneself deliberately.

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Questions about self-harming

What is self-harming the present participle and gerund of?
Self-harming is the present participle and gerund of self-harm.

Words near self-harming in the dictionary

  1. self-hardening
  2. self-harm
  3. self-harmed
  4. self-harmer
  5. self-harmers
  6. self-harming
  7. self-harms
  8. self-hate
  9. self-hateful
  10. self-hating
  11. self-hating Jew

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