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twilting

twilting is the present participle and gerund of twilt.

Meaning of twilt

Verb

twilt (third-person singular simple present twilts, present participle twilting, simple past and past participle twilted)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together.

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Questions about twilting

What is twilting the present participle and gerund of?
Twilting is the present participle and gerund of twilt.

Words near twilting in the dictionary

  1. twillings
  2. twills
  3. twilly
  4. twilt
  5. twilted
  6. twilting
  7. twilts
  8. TWIMC
  9. twimindedness
  10. twimmolation
  11. twimmolations

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