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serrating

serrating is the present participle and gerund of serrate.

Meaning of serrate

Verb

serrate (third-person singular simple present serrates, present participle serrating, simple past and past participle serrated)

  1. To make serrate.
  2. To cut or divide in a jagged way.
    • I [...] set off to check the other sheltered valleys that serrate the east side of Lundy.2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 59

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Questions about serrating

What is serrating the present participle and gerund of?
Serrating is the present participle and gerund of serrate.

Words near serrating in the dictionary

  1. serrately
  2. serrates
  3. serrati
  4. serratiapeptase
  5. serratiform
  6. serrating
  7. serration
  8. serrations
  9. serratiopeptidase
  10. serratiosis
  11. serratirostral

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