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swathing

swathing is the present participle and gerund of swathe.

Meaning of swathe

Verb

swathe (third-person singular simple present swathes, present participle swathing, simple past and past participle swathed)

  1. To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers
    • Their children are never swathed, or bound about with any thing when they are first born' but are put naked into the bed with their parents to lie.1664, A briefe description of the whole world wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires, and kingdoms of the same, with their academies, as also their severall titles and...

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Noun

swathing (plural swathings)

  1. A wrapping.

Forms of swathing

pluralswathings

Origin of swathing

From Middle English swathing; equivalent to swathe + -ing.

Questions about swathing

What does swathing mean?
Swathing means a wrapping.
What is swathing the present participle and gerund of?
Swathing is the present participle and gerund of swathe.
What part of speech is swathing?
Swathing is a noun.
What is the plural of swathing?
The plural of swathing is swathings.

Words near swathing in the dictionary

  1. swathe
  2. swathed
  3. swather
  4. swathers
  5. swathes
  6. swathing
  7. swathings
  8. swaths
  9. Swathwick
  10. swathy
  11. Swati

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