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tressing

tressing is the present participle and gerund of tress.

Meaning of tress

Verb

tress (third-person singular simple present tresses, present participle tressing, simple past and past participle tressed)

  1. To braid or knot hair.

See all 5 meanings of tress

Questions about tressing

What is tressing the present participle and gerund of?
Tressing is the present participle and gerund of tress.

Words near tressing in the dictionary

  1. tressed
  2. tressel
  3. tressels
  4. tresses
  5. tressful
  6. tressing
  7. Tressler
  8. Tresslers
  9. tressless
  10. tresslike
  11. tressure

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