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PROTENDING
Verb
protending
present participle of protend
Anagrams
• portending
Source: Wiktionary
PROTEND
Pro*tend" v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.] Etym: [L. protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.]
Definition: To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.] With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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