stemming

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noun

Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stem
nounstemming (countable and uncountable, plural stemmings)

plural stemmings

  1. countableuncountablenauticalMovement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  2. countableuncountableA process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
  3. broadlycountableuncountableTo include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
  4. countableuncountableclimbingThe technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.

Translations

Czech určit kmen slova
  • určit kmen slovaremoving affixes
French racinisation
  • racinisationremoving affixes
Portuguese tronco
  • troncoremoving affixes

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stemming

lemminghemming
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Cite this entry
APA

stemming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemming

MLA

“stemming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stemming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemming.

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