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tributing

tributing is the present participle and gerund of tribute.

Meaning of tribute

Verb

tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)

  1. (transitive) To pay as tribute.
    • Amorous Trifler, that spendeth[…]his Afternoones in discourse with Paint, or Lust, tributing most precious Minutes, to the Scepter of a Fanne.1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia

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Questions about tributing

What is tributing the present participle and gerund of?
Tributing is the present participle and gerund of tribute.

Words near tributing in the dictionary

  1. tribute walls
  2. tributed
  3. tributer
  4. tributers
  5. tributes
  6. tributing
  7. tributor
  8. tributors
  9. tributyl
  10. tributyl phosphate
  11. tributylamine

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