forearming
- 1Present participle and gerund of forearm.
Forearming themselves with maps and supplies, the climbers set out before dawn.
The general believed that forearming the garrison would deter any surprise assault.
Note
The -ing form belongs only to the verb, never to the nouns spelled the same: neither the stretch of arm between wrist and elbow nor the part of a rifle gripped to steady it has a "forearming." The verb takes an object, often a reflexive one (forearming themselves). It is sometimes figurative, arming the mind rather than the hands, as when someone prepares for what is coming.
forearming is a form of forearm
forearm, verb: To equip or prepare oneself or another in advance to meet a difficulty or threat. Full entry
- Spelling
- forearm → forearming: add -ing
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