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apple-polishing

apple-polishing is the present participle and gerund of apple-polish.

Meaning of apple-polish

Verb

apple-polish (third-person singular simple present apple-polishes, present participle apple-polishing, simple past and past participle apple-polished)

  1. (US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn.

Questions about apple-polishing

What is apple-polishing the present participle and gerund of?
Apple-polishing is the present participle and gerund of apple-polish.

Words near apple-polishing in the dictionary

  1. apple-polish
  2. apple-polished
  3. apple-polisher
  4. apple-polishers
  5. apple-polishes
  6. apple-polishing
  7. apple-red
  8. apple-reds
  9. apple-sauce
  10. apple-scented mint
  11. apple-shaped

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