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telepathing

telepathing is the present participle and gerund of telepath.

Meaning of telepath

Verb

telepath (third-person singular simple present telepaths, present participle telepathing, simple past and past participle telepathed)

  1. To communicate by thought; to use telepathy.
    • Jan. 3rd, 1984.—I was in the front sitting-room and dare not go out of the room for the cold; my plants were awfully dry, and hearing E. [her niece] in the kitchen, I telepathed to her to bring me in some water. She at once came with a jug full and asked if I would water the plants.1896 October, “A Diary of Telepathic Impressions”, in Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, volume 7, number 132, page 300

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Questions about telepathing

What is telepathing the present participle and gerund of?
Telepathing is the present participle and gerund of telepath.

Words near telepathing in the dictionary

  1. telepathetically
  2. telepathic
  3. telepathically
  4. telepathies
  5. telepathine
  6. telepathing
  7. telepathise
  8. telepathised
  9. telepathises
  10. telepathising
  11. telepathist

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