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specialing

specialing is the present participle and gerund of special.

Meaning of special

Verb

special (third-person singular simple present specials, present participle (US) specialing or (UK) specialling, simple past and past participle (US) specialed or (UK) specialled)

  1. (nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.
    • We have not sent our pupils out on private duty except a very few times, but they have an unusual amount of specialing to do inside.1905, Shadyside Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Annual Report, page 27

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Questions about specialing

What is specialing the present participle and gerund of?
Specialing is the present participle and gerund of special.

Words near specialing in the dictionary

  1. specialed
  2. specialer
  3. specialers
  4. Speciales
  5. specialest
  6. specialing
  7. specialisation
  8. specialisations
  9. specialise
  10. specialised
  11. specialiser

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