pedanting

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A form of pedant — A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pedant
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APA

pedanting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedanting

MLA

“pedanting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedanting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedanting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedanting.

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