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umbering

umbering is the present participle and gerund of umber.

Meaning of umber

Verb

umber (third-person singular simple present umbers, present participle umbering, simple past and past participle umbered)

  1. (transitive) To give a reddish-brown colour to.
    • Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came,
      Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […]1807, Charles Hoyle, Exodus

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Questions about umbering

What is umbering the present participle and gerund of?
Umbering is the present participle and gerund of umber.

Words near umbering in the dictionary

  1. umbered
  2. umberella
  3. umberellas
  4. Umberger
  5. Umbergers
  6. umbering
  7. Umberleigh
  8. umbers
  9. umbershoot
  10. umbershoots
  11. umbery

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