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teleporting

teleporting is the present participle and gerund of teleport.

Meaning of teleport

Verb

teleport (third-person singular simple present teleports, present participle teleporting, simple past and past participle teleported)

  1. (intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
    • I teleported home one night
      With Ron and Sid and Meg.
      Ron stole Meggie's heart away
      And I got Sidney's leg.1980 October, Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 170
    Synonyms:
    beam up, transport, jump
  2. (transitive) To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis.

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Questions about teleporting

What is teleporting the present participle and gerund of?
Teleporting is the present participle and gerund of teleport.

Words near teleporting in the dictionary

  1. teleportations
  2. teleportative
  3. teleported
  4. teleporter
  5. teleporters
  6. teleporting
  7. teleportitis
  8. teleports
  9. telepost
  10. teleposts
  11. telepractice

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