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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The terrain or other surface underfoot. uncountable, usually

   "The underfooting is mostly duff and sand, through alternating forest and meadow."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of underfoot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abjectbelowbelow parbelow the markdowntroddenshore up

Example

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"The underfooting is mostly duff and sand, through alternating forest and meadow."

Etymology

From underfoot + -ing.

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