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tedding

tedding is the present participle and gerund of ted.

Meaning of ted

Verb

ted (third-person singular simple present teds, present participle tedding, simple past and past participle tedded)

  1. To spread hay for drying.
    • Turning and fluffing the cut hay, or tedding, speeds and evens out drying.2014, Ann Larkin Hansen, Making Hay: How to Cut, Dry, Rake, Bale, and Store a Nourishing Crop, →ISBN

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Noun

tedding (plural teddings)

  1. The process by which hay is tedded, or spread out for drying.

Forms of tedding

pluralteddings

Words that rhyme with tedding

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Questions about tedding

What does tedding mean?
Tedding means the process by which hay is tedded, or spread out for drying.
What is tedding the present participle and gerund of?
Tedding is the present participle and gerund of ted.
What part of speech is tedding?
Tedding is a noun.
What is the plural of tedding?
The plural of tedding is teddings.

Words near tedding in the dictionary

  1. tedders
  2. Teddie
  3. teddie bear
  4. teddie bears
  5. teddies
  6. tedding
  7. teddings
  8. Teddington
  9. teddy
  10. teddy bear
  11. teddy bear coat

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