gestant
English
Etymology
From Latin gestāns, present participle of gestō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛstənt/
Adjective
gestant (comparative more gestant, superlative most gestant)
- Having within; laden; burdened; or pregnant, gestating.
- 1851, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Casa Guidi Windows:
- Clouds gestant with the heat.
References
- “gestant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
gestant
- gerund of gestar
Latin
Verb
gestant
- third-person plural present active indicative of gestō