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sliting

sliting is the present participle and gerund of slite.

Meaning of slite

Verb

slite (third-person singular simple present slites, present participle sliting, simple past slit or slited, past participle slit or slited or slitten)

  1. (dialectal, transitive) To slit; tear or rip up.
  2. (dialectal, transitive) To wear away (clothes).

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Questions about sliting

What is sliting the present participle and gerund of?
Sliting is the present participle and gerund of slite.

Words near sliting in the dictionary

  1. slithersome
  2. slithery
  3. slithier
  4. slithiest
  5. slithy
  6. sliting
  7. slitlamp
  8. slitlamps
  9. slitless
  10. slitlet
  11. slitlets

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