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ballaragging

ballaragging is the present participle and gerund of ballarag.

Meaning of ballarag

Verb

ballarag (third-person singular simple present ballarags, present participle ballaragging, simple past and past participle ballaragged)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To bully; to threaten or push around.
    • T. Warton of the French king— “You surely thought to ballarag us with your fine squadron off Cape Lagos.”1867, Admiral W. H. Smyth, Sailor's Word-Book

Questions about ballaragging

What is ballaragging the present participle and gerund of?
Ballaragging is the present participle and gerund of ballarag.

Words near ballaragging in the dictionary

  1. Ballantyne
  2. Ballantyne syndrome
  3. Ballapur
  4. ballarag
  5. ballaragged
  6. ballaragging
  7. ballarags
  8. Ballarat
  9. Ballarat Central
  10. Ballarat East
  11. Ballarat North

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