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tumulting

tumulting is the present participle and gerund of tumult.

Meaning of tumult

Verb

tumult (third-person singular simple present tumults, present participle tumulting, simple past and past participle tumulted)

  1. (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
    • Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt.1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

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Questions about tumulting

What is tumulting the present participle and gerund of?
Tumulting is the present participle and gerund of tumult.

Words near tumulting in the dictionary

  1. tumulous
  2. tumult
  3. tumulted
  4. tumulter
  5. tumulters
  6. tumulting
  7. tumults
  8. tumultuarily
  9. tumultuariness
  10. tumultuary
  11. tumultuate

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