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angelling

angelling is the present participle and gerund of angel.

Meaning of angel

Verb

angel (third-person singular simple present angels, present participle (US) angeling or (UK) angelling, simple past and past participle (US) angeled or (UK) angelled)

  1. (slang, transitive) To support by donating money.
    • Six years ago, he lost $20,000 in the first show he angelled, a turkey called Dance Night.1944, Maurice Zolotow, Never Whistle in a Dressing Room; Or, Breakfast in Bedlam, page 59

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Questions about angelling

What is angelling the present participle and gerund of?
Angelling is the present participle and gerund of angel.

Words near angelling in the dictionary

  1. Angelle
  2. angelled
  3. Angelles
  4. angelless
  5. angellike
  6. angelling
  7. Angello
  8. Angellos
  9. angells
  10. angelly
  11. angelmaker

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