"forestalling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: forestallings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English forstallyng, forstallynge, equivalent to forestall + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forstallyng}} Middle English forstallyng, {{m|enm|forstallynge}} forstallynge, {{suffix|en|forestall|ing}} forestall + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} forestalling (plural forestallings)
  1. The act of one who forestalls.
    Sense id: en-forestalling-en-noun-bBSUEJ~4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Etymology: From forestall + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|forestall|ing}} forestall + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forestalling
  1. present participle and gerund of forestall Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: forestall
    Sense id: en-forestalling-en-verb-yDMmHY-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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