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baltering

baltering is the present participle and gerund of balter.

Meaning of balter

Verb

balter (third-person singular simple present balters, present participle baltering, simple past and past participle baltered)

  1. (intransitive) To tumble; dance clumsily.
  2. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To become tangled or matted.
  3. (transitive) To tread down in a clumsy manner.
  4. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To tangle; clot; mat (as in the hair).

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Questions about baltering

What is baltering the present participle and gerund of?
Baltering is the present participle and gerund of balter.

Words near baltering in the dictionary

  1. Baltazars
  2. BaltCo
  3. baltei
  4. balter
  5. baltered
  6. baltering
  7. balters
  8. balteus
  9. Balthasar
  10. Balthasars
  11. balthazar

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