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barbecueing

barbecueing is the present participle and gerund of barbecue.

Meaning of barbecue

Verb

barbecue (third-person singular simple present barbecues, present participle barbecuing or barbecueing, simple past and past participle barbecued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke food over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To grill.
    Synonyms:
    braai
  3. (derogatory, slang, transitive) To kill or destroy using high heat or fire; to cook; to burn.
    • Then he picked up a flamethrower and he barbecued Blitzen
      And he took a big bite and said, "It tastes just like chicken"1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, in Bad Hair Day

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Questions about barbecueing

What is barbecueing the present participle and gerund of?
Barbecueing is the present participle and gerund of barbecue.

Words near barbecueing in the dictionary

  1. barbecue stopper
  2. barbecue stoppers
  3. barbecue up
  4. barbecued
  5. barbecued up
  6. barbecueing
  7. barbecuer
  8. barbecuers
  9. barbecues
  10. barbecues up
  11. barbecuey

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