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swiftering

swiftering is the present participle and gerund of swifter.

Meaning of swifter

Verb

swifter (third-person singular simple present swifters, present participle swiftering, simple past and past participle swiftered)

  1. (transitive) To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.

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Questions about swiftering

What is swiftering the present participle and gerund of?
Swiftering is the present participle and gerund of swifter.

Words near swiftering in the dictionary

  1. swiftened
  2. swiftening
  3. swiftens
  4. swifter
  5. swiftered
  6. swiftering
  7. swifters
  8. swiftest
  9. swiftfoot
  10. swiftfooted
  11. swiftfootedness

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