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underinflating

underinflating is the present participle and gerund of underinflate.

Meaning of underinflate

Verb

underinflate (third-person singular simple present underinflates, present participle underinflating, simple past and past participle underinflated)

  1. (transitive) To inflate too little.
    • Maybe the tire could emit the scent whenever it is underinflated — after all, a car with properly inflated tires gets the best gasoline mileage.2007 February 18, “Letters”, in New York Times

Questions about underinflating

What is underinflating the present participle and gerund of?
Underinflating is the present participle and gerund of underinflate.

Words near underinflating in the dictionary

  1. underindulges
  2. underindulging
  3. underinflate
  4. underinflated
  5. underinflates
  6. underinflating
  7. underinflation
  8. underinfluenced
  9. underinformative
  10. underinformed
  11. underinspired

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