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single-handing

single-handing is the present participle and gerund of single-hand.

Meaning of single-hand

Verb

single-hand (third-person singular simple present single-hands, present participle single-handing, simple past and past participle single-handed)

  1. To sail a boat unassisted, without any crew beyond oneself.
    • I think a lot more sailors would try singlehanding if they weren't troubled by the increasing big-ship traffic.1980, Yachting, volume 147, number 6, page 46

Questions about single-handing

What is single-handing the present participle and gerund of?
Single-handing is the present participle and gerund of single-hand.

Words near single-handing in the dictionary

  1. single-foots
  2. single-hand
  3. single-handed
  4. single-handedly
  5. single-handedness
  6. single-handing
  7. single-hands
  8. single-heading
  9. single-hearted
  10. single-heartedly
  11. single-heartedness

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