What part of speech is mashing?

Mashing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mashing is a verb, gerund of mash (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does mashing mean?

Definitions

Verb

mash - To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically Brewing, to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.
mash - To press down hard on.
mash - To press.
mash - To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot, alternative to brew; used mainly in Northern England.
mash - To flirt, to make eyes , to make romantic advances.

Noun

mashing - The action of soaking malted barley etc. , in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.
mashing - Preparing tea.

Examples of mashing

#   Sentence  
1. verb Mashing potatoes with your non-dominant hand is hard, but good practice for becoming ambidextrous.
2. verb Tom started by mashing the potatoes.
3. verb He was mashing potatoes.
4. verb Quit mashing my buttons.
5. verb I was busy mashing some potatoes.
6. verb Tom is in the kitchen, mashing potatoes.
7. verb Even if you mash it with a spoon he can't do that,
Sentence  
verb
Mashing potatoes with your non-dominant hand is hard, but good practice for becoming ambidextrous.
Tom started by mashing the potatoes.
He was mashing potatoes.
Quit mashing my buttons.
I was busy mashing some potatoes.
Tom is in the kitchen, mashing potatoes.
Even if you mash it with a spoon he can't do that,

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