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sherrifying

sherrifying is the present participle and gerund of sherrify.

Meaning of sherrify

Verb

sherrify (third-person singular simple present sherrifies, present participle sherrifying, simple past and past participle sherrified)

  1. To oxidize.
    • The other red sweet wines, however, have been unbalanced, very deficient in color, and apt to oxidize or sherrify at an early age.1944, Maynard Andrew Amerine, Albert Julius Winkler, Composition and Quality of Musts and Wines of California Grapes, page 640
    Synonyms:
    maderize

Questions about sherrifying

What is sherrifying the present participle and gerund of?
Sherrifying is the present participle and gerund of sherrify.

Words near sherrifying in the dictionary

  1. sherriffs
  2. sherrification
  3. sherrified
  4. sherrifies
  5. sherrify
  6. sherrifying
  7. Sherrill
  8. Sherrilyn
  9. Sherrilynn
  10. Sherrin
  11. Sherrington

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