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stemming the tide

stemming the tide is the present participle and gerund of stem the tide.

Meaning of stem the tide

Verb

stem the tide (third-person singular simple present stems the tide, present participle stemming the tide, simple past and past participle stemmed the tide)

  1. (idiomatic) To slow or stop the flow of something.
    • The news report stemmed the tide of concerned calls, but didn't stop them altogether.

Questions about stemming the tide

What is stemming the tide the present participle and gerund of?
Stemming the tide is the present participle and gerund of stem the tide.

Words near stemming the tide in the dictionary

  1. stemmier
  2. stemmiest
  3. stemminess
  4. stemming
  5. stemming the rose
  6. stemming the tide
  7. stemmings
  8. Stemmler
  9. Stemmlers
  10. Stemms
  11. stemmy

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