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tribing

tribing is the present participle and gerund of tribe.

Meaning of tribe

Verb

tribe (third-person singular simple present tribes, present participle tribing, simple past and past participle tribed)

  1. (transitive) To distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
    • Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed.1696-1699, William Nicolson, English Historical Library

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Questions about tribing

What is tribing the present participle and gerund of?
Tribing is the present participle and gerund of tribe.

Words near tribing in the dictionary

  1. tribeswoman
  2. tribeswomen
  3. tribikoi
  4. tribikos
  5. tribimaximal
  6. tribing
  7. tribismuth
  8. Tribisonde
  9. triblend
  10. triblet
  11. triblets

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