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blating

blating is the present participle and gerund of blate.

Meaning of blate

Adjective

blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) Bashful, sheepish.
    • You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 491
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) Dull, stupid.

Questions about blating

What is blating the present participle and gerund of?
Blating is the present participle and gerund of blate.

Words near blating in the dictionary

  1. blatherstorms
  2. Blatherwick
  3. Blatherwicks
  4. Blatherwycke
  5. blathery
  6. blating
  7. blatino
  8. blatinos
  9. blatjang
  10. blatjangs
  11. Blatnik

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