DERAILING

Verb

derailing

present participle of derail

Noun

derailing (plural derailings)

The act by which something is derailed.

Anagrams

• grindelia, railinged, redialing

Source: Wiktionary


DERAIL

De*rail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Derailing.]

Definition: To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive. Lardner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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