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understroking

understroking is the present participle and gerund of understroke.

Meaning of understroke

Verb

understroke (third-person singular simple present understrokes, present participle understroking, simple past and past participle understroked)

  1. (transitive) To underline or underscore.
    • You have understroked that offensive word, to show it should be printed in italic.1733 March 20, letter to Catherine Hyde, Jonathan Swift

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Questions about understroking

What is understroking the present participle and gerund of?
Understroking is the present participle and gerund of understroke.

Words near understroking in the dictionary

  1. understringent
  2. understrode
  3. understroke
  4. understroked
  5. understrokes
  6. understroking
  7. understructural
  8. understructure
  9. understructured
  10. understructures
  11. understructuring

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