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sepulchring

sepulchring is the present participle and gerund of sepulchre.

Meaning of sepulchre

Verb

sepulchre (third-person singular simple present sepulchres, present participle sepulchring, simple past and past participle sepulchred)

  1. (transitive) To place in a sepulchre.
    • And so sepulchred in such pomp dost lie
      That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.1630, John Milton, On Shakespeare

See all 3 meanings of sepulchre

Questions about sepulchring

What is sepulchring the present participle and gerund of?
Sepulchring is the present participle and gerund of sepulchre.

Words near sepulchring in the dictionary

  1. sepulchred
  2. Sepulchrer
  3. Sepulchrers
  4. sepulchres
  5. Sepulchrine
  6. sepulchring
  7. sepulchrous
  8. sepult
  9. sepultural
  10. sepulture
  11. sepultured

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