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barfing

barfing is the present participle and gerund of barf.

Meaning of barf

Verb

barf (third-person singular simple present barfs, present participle barfing, simple past and past participle barfed)

  1. (US, colloquial) To vomit.
  2. (broadly, intransitive, slang) Of a system: to fail.
    • The program barfed as a result of the invalid input.
    Synonyms:
    crash

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Questions about barfing

What is barfing the present participle and gerund of?
Barfing is the present participle and gerund of barf.

Words near barfing in the dictionary

  1. barfi
  2. Barfield
  3. Barfields
  4. barfight
  5. barfights
  6. barfing
  7. barfing out
  8. barfis
  9. barfish
  10. barfishes
  11. barflies

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