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sentinelling

sentinelling 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 sentinelling

What is sentinelling the present participle and gerund of?
Sentinelling is the present participle and gerund of sentinel.

Words near sentinelling in the dictionary

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

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