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bilging

bilging is the present participle and gerund of bilge.

Meaning of bilge

Verb

bilge (third-person singular simple present bilges, present participle bilging, simple past and past participle bilged)

  1. (intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
  2. (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
  3. (transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.

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Questions about bilging

What is bilging the present participle and gerund of?
Bilging is the present participle and gerund of bilge.

Words near bilging in the dictionary

  1. bilgeway
  2. bilgeways
  3. bilgey
  4. bilgier
  5. bilgiest
  6. bilging
  7. Bilginturan syndrome
  8. Bilgola Beach
  9. Bilgola Plateau
  10. bilgy
  11. Bilhah

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