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sentineling

sentineling is the present participle and gerund of sentinel.

Meaning of sentinel

Verb

sentinel (third-person singular simple present sentinels, present participle (US) sentineling or (UK) sentinelling, simple past and past participle (US) sentineled or (UK) sentinelled)

  1. (transitive) To watch over as a guard.
    • He sentineled the north wall.
  2. (transitive) To post a guard for.
    • He sentineled the north wall with just one man.

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Questions about sentineling

What is sentineling the present participle and gerund of?
Sentineling is the present participle and gerund of sentinel.

Words near sentineling in the dictionary

  1. sentinel events
  2. sentineled
  3. Sentinelese
  4. Sentineleses
  5. Sentineli
  6. sentineling
  7. sentinelled
  8. sentinelling
  9. sentinels
  10. sentinelship
  11. sentinelwise

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