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slendering

slendering is the present participle and gerund of slender.

Meaning of slender

Verb

slender (third-person singular simple present slenders, present participle slendering, simple past and past participle slendered)

  1. (transitive) To attenuate.
    • Rolled-up sleeves bared her strong forearms, which slendered down when they came to the wrists and hands.1954, Elizabeth Bowen, A World of Love, page 38

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Questions about slendering

What is slendering the present participle and gerund of?
Slendering is the present participle and gerund of slender.

Words near slendering in the dictionary

  1. slender-horned gazelle
  2. slender-horned gazelles
  3. slendered
  4. slenderer
  5. slenderest
  6. slendering
  7. slenderish
  8. slenderization
  9. slenderize
  10. slenderized
  11. slenderizes

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