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turpentining

turpentining is the present participle and gerund of turpentine.

Meaning of turpentine

Verb

turpentine (third-person singular simple present turpentines, present participle turpentining, simple past and past participle turpentined)

  1. (transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.

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Questions about turpentining

What is turpentining the present participle and gerund of?
Turpentining is the present participle and gerund of turpentine.

Words near turpentining in the dictionary

  1. turpentiners
  2. turpentines
  3. turpentineweed
  4. turpentiney
  5. turpentinic
  6. turpentining
  7. turpentiny
  8. turpeth
  9. turpid
  10. turpidly
  11. turpin

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