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volvulating

volvulating is the present participle and gerund of volvulate.

Meaning of volvulate

Verb

volvulate (third-person singular simple present volvulates, present participle volvulating, simple past and past participle volvulated)

  1. (especially) To twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.
    Synonyms:
    volvulize

Questions about volvulating

What is volvulating the present participle and gerund of?
Volvulating is the present participle and gerund of volvulate.

Words near volvulating in the dictionary

  1. volvoxes
  2. volvular
  3. volvulate
  4. volvulated
  5. volvulates
  6. volvulating
  7. volvuli
  8. volvulize
  9. volvulized
  10. volvulizes
  11. volvulizing

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