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underholding

underholding is the present participle and gerund of underhold.

Meaning of underhold

Verb

underhold (third-person singular simple present underholds, present participle underholding, simple past underheld, past participle underheld or underholden)

  1. To support or uphold, especially from beneath; sustain.
  2. To hold a note for a shorter duration than required.
  3. To hold (an infant or child) for less time than needed.

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Questions about underholding

What is underholding the present participle and gerund of?
Underholding is the present participle and gerund of underhold.

Words near underholding in the dictionary

  1. underhit
  2. underhits
  3. underhitting
  4. underhive
  5. underhold
  6. underholding
  7. underholds
  8. underhole
  9. underholed
  10. underholes
  11. underholing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underholding (page history and authors); underhold (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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