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trambling

trambling is the present participle and gerund of tramble.

Meaning of tramble

Verb

tramble (third-person singular simple present trambles, present participle trambling, simple past and past participle trambled)

  1. (transitive) To wash (tin ore, etc.) with a shovel in a frame fitted for the purpose.
    • When this Buddle grows full , we take it up ; here distinguishing again the Forehead from the Middle and Tails ; which are Trambled over again : But the Forebead of this with the Forebead of the Launder , are Trambled in a second Buddle1670, The Philosophical Transactions and Collections

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Questions about trambling

What is trambling the present participle and gerund of?
Trambling is the present participle and gerund of tramble.

Words near trambling in the dictionary

  1. tramazoline
  2. trambiyo
  3. tramble
  4. trambled
  5. trambles
  6. trambling
  7. tramcar
  8. tramcars
  9. tramel
  10. tramell
  11. tramells

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