stemming

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Synonyms: stimming, steaming, stumming, teeming, stewing, skimming, seeming, sterling, steering, slamming, stomping

Antonyms: stimming, steaming, stumming, teeming, stewing, skimming, seeming, sterling, steering, slamming, stomping

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|stem||ing-form}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} Movement against a [[current]], especially a [[tidal current]].
2. A process for removing the [[inflexional]], and sometimes [[derivational]], [[affix]]es from words.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} To include a term's [[inflection]]s as part of a [[search engine]]'s search.
4. {{lb|en|rock climbing}} The technique of [[bridging]] between two [[hold]]s with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to [[brace]] oneself in position.

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