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sterning

sterning is the present participle and gerund of stern.

Meaning of stern

Verb

stern (third-person singular simple present sterns, present participle sterning, simple past and past participle sterned)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To steer, to direct the course of (a ship).
  2. (ambitransitive) To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.

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Questions about sterning

What is sterning the present participle and gerund of?
Sterning is the present participle and gerund of stern.

Words near sterning in the dictionary

  1. sternforemost
  2. Sternhagen
  3. Sternian
  4. sternid
  5. sternids
  6. sterning
  7. sternite
  8. sternites
  9. sternitic
  10. sternity
  11. sternless

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