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stamming

stamming is the present participle and gerund of stam.

Meaning of stam

Verb

stam (third-person singular simple present stams, present participle stamming, simple past and past participle stammed)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To confound.

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Questions about stamming

What is stamming the present participle and gerund of?
Stamming is the present participle and gerund of stam.

Words near stamming in the dictionary

  1. stammeringly
  2. stammerings
  3. stammers
  4. stammerwort
  5. stammery
  6. stamming
  7. stammtisch
  8. stammtisches
  9. stammtischs
  10. stamnoi
  11. stamnos

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