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weaning off

weaning off is the present participle and gerund of wean off.

Meaning of wean off

Verb

wean off (third-person singular simple present weans off, present participle weaning off, simple past and past participle weaned off)

  1. (ditransitive) to get (someone) off (an addiction), to rid (someone) of a habit

Questions about weaning off

What is weaning off the present participle and gerund of?
Weaning off is the present participle and gerund of wean off.

Words near weaning off in the dictionary

  1. weaners
  2. weanest
  3. weaneth
  4. weaning
  5. weaning brash
  6. weaning off
  7. weanings
  8. weanling
  9. weanlings
  10. Weanoc
  11. weans

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