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backchatting

backchatting is the present participle and gerund of backchat.

Meaning of backchat

Verb

backchat (third-person singular simple present backchats, present participle backchatting, simple past and past participle backchatted)

  1. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
    • Peter was sent to detention for backchatting the teacher.

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Questions about backchatting

What is backchatting the present participle and gerund of?
Backchatting is the present participle and gerund of backchat.

Words near backchatting in the dictionary

  1. backchannelling
  2. backchannels
  3. backchat
  4. backchats
  5. backchatted
  6. backchatting
  7. backcheck
  8. backchecked
  9. backchecker
  10. backcheckers
  11. backchecking

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