mordant
adjective
sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
is mordanting
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present progressiveof mordant (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There are thus two processes concerned with the dyeing of most colours; the first is mordanting and the second is the colouring or actual dyeing.
From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Ethel M. Mairet
