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verging

verging is the present participle and gerund of verge.

Meaning of verge

Verb

verge (third-person singular simple present verges, present participle verging, simple past and past participle verged)

  1. (intransitive) To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
    • Eating blowfish verges on insanity.
  2. To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.

See all 15 meanings of verge

Noun

verging (plural vergings)

  1. A neusis.

Forms of verging

pluralvergings

Phrases with verging

Words that rhyme with verging

Questions about verging

What does verging mean?
Verging means a neusis.
What is verging the present participle and gerund of?
Verging is the present participle and gerund of verge.
What part of speech is verging?
Verging is a noun.
What is the plural of verging?
The plural of verging is vergings.

Words near verging in the dictionary

  1. Vergina
  2. Vergina star
  3. Vergina stars
  4. Vergina sun
  5. Vergina suns
  6. verging
  7. verging on
  8. vergings
  9. verglas
  10. vergobret
  11. vergobrets

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