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undernourishing

undernourishing is the present participle and gerund of undernourish.

Meaning of undernourish

Verb

undernourish (third-person singular simple present undernourishes, present participle undernourishing, simple past and past participle undernourished)

  1. (transitive) To provide with insufficient nourishment.

Questions about undernourishing

What is undernourishing the present participle and gerund of?
Undernourishing is the present participle and gerund of undernourish.

Words near undernourishing in the dictionary

  1. undernotes
  2. undernotification
  3. undernourish
  4. undernourished
  5. undernourishes
  6. undernourishing
  7. undernourishment
  8. underntide
  9. undernurse
  10. undernurses
  11. undernutrition

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