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dwarfing

USDWORF-ing/ˈdwɔɹfɪŋ/UKDWAWF-ing/ˈdwɔːfɪŋ/

Noun pluraldwarfings

2 meanings of dwarfing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of dwarf. Use it after "is" or "was", or as a noun for the act.

    The new towers are dwarfing the old church on the square.

    Dwarfing a tree by keeping it in a small pot takes years of care.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    When something is made to look small or not important next to something else.

    The dwarfing of the old houses by new towers upset the neighbors.

    Many people in town worry about the dwarfing of small farms by big companies.

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dwarfing is a form of dwarf

dwarf, verb: To be so much bigger or better than something that it looks small or unimportant next to it. Full entry

Forms
dwarfdwarfs he/she/itdwarfing -ing formdwarfed past tense, past participle
Spelling
dwarf → dwarfing: add -ing

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