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surprinting

surprinting is the present participle and gerund of surprint.

Meaning of surprint

Verb

surprint (third-person singular simple present surprints, present participle surprinting, simple past and past participle surprinted)

  1. To print text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.
    • Only lines and areas which are to print as blacks or solids can be surprinted.1924, Harry Appleton Groesbeck, The Process and Practice of Photo-engraving, page 96

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Questions about surprinting

What is surprinting the present participle and gerund of?
Surprinting is the present participle and gerund of surprint.

Words near surprinting in the dictionary

  1. surpooses
  2. Surprenant
  3. Surprenants
  4. surprint
  5. surprinted
  6. surprinting
  7. surprints
  8. surpris'd
  9. surprisable
  10. surprisal
  11. surprisals

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