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sideshooting

sideshooting is the present participle and gerund of sideshoot.

Meaning of sideshoot

Verb

sideshoot (third-person singular simple present sideshoots, present participle sideshooting, simple past and past participle sideshooted)

  1. To prune sideshoots from a plant.
    • Tall varieties need to be sideshooted and ‘stopped’ in midsummer. They will produce anything from three to six trusses depending on the area. In dry weather they will need heavy watering (see above).1984, Larkcom, Joy, The salad garden, Windward, →ISBN, page 96

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Questions about sideshooting

What is sideshooting the present participle and gerund of?
Sideshooting is the present participle and gerund of sideshoot.

Words near sideshooting in the dictionary

  1. sideshadowed
  2. sideshadowing
  3. sideshadows
  4. sideshoot
  5. sideshooted
  6. sideshooting
  7. sideshoots
  8. sideshow
  9. sideshow alley
  10. sideshow alleys
  11. sideshowman

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