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thesping

thesping is the present participle and gerund of thesp.

Meaning of thesp

Verb

thesp (third-person singular simple present thesps, present participle thesping, simple past and past participle thesped)

  1. (informal) To act (perform in a play etc.).
    • The play is expertly thesped by a competent cast of actors […]1947 April 5, Billboard

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Questions about thesping

What is thesping the present participle and gerund of?
Thesping is the present participle and gerund of thesp.

Words near thesping in the dictionary

  1. thespianisms
  2. thespians
  3. thespically
  4. thespid
  5. thespids
  6. thesping
  7. Thesprotia
  8. Thesprotian
  9. Thesprotians
  10. thesps
  11. Thess

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thesping (page history and authors); thesp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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