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tarpaulining

tarpaulining is the present participle and gerund of tarpaulin.

Meaning of tarpaulin

Verb

tarpaulin (third-person singular simple present tarpaulins, present participle tarpaulining, simple past and past participle tarpaulined)

  1. To cover with a tarpaulin.
    • "Cover it up! Don't touch it!" said the Professor. So we tarpaulined it according to his instructions, and there it lies.1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed

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Questions about tarpaulining

What is tarpaulining the present participle and gerund of?
Tarpaulining is the present participle and gerund of tarpaulin.

Words near tarpaulining in the dictionary

  1. tarpapers
  2. tarpaulin
  3. tarpaulined
  4. tarpauling
  5. tarpaulings
  6. tarpaulining
  7. tarpaulins
  8. tarped
  9. Tarpeia
  10. Tarpeian
  11. Tarpeian Mount

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