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self-inserting

self-inserting is the present participle of self-insert.

Meaning of self-insert

Verb

self-insert (third-person singular simple present self-inserts, present participle self-inserting, simple past and past participle self-inserted)

  1. To insert oneself.
    • For centuries, the commonest forms of implant had either been grown in situ or were designed to self-insert painlessly via existing orifices […]2000, Alastair Reynolds, Revelation Space
  2. To insert something into one's own body.
    • In Oregon, a group called Ceek Women's Health has begun clinical trials for a series of new devices—including […] a speculum that patients can self-insert.2018 October 5, Arielle Pardes, “The Speculum Finally Gets a Modern Redesign”, in Wired
  3. (slang) To insert one's own person into a story as a character.
    • The character looks like Goldman and is voiced by him, so critics said he was self-inserting himself into a romantic situation with an underage character.2017 June 1, Beth Elderkin, “This Creepy Powerpuff Girls Theory Isn't True, Thank God”, in Gizmodo, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2018

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Questions about self-inserting

What is self-inserting the present participle of?
Self-inserting is the present participle of self-insert.

Words near self-inserting in the dictionary

  1. self-injuring
  2. self-injurious
  3. self-injury
  4. self-insert
  5. self-inserted
  6. self-inserting
  7. self-insertion
  8. self-insertions
  9. self-inserts
  10. self-insurance
  11. self-insure

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