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blue petering

blue petering is the present participle and gerund of blue peter.

Meaning of blue peter

Verb

blue peter (third-person singular simple present blue peters, present participle blue petering, simple past and past participle blue petered)

  1. (intransitive) In whist, to play a blue peter.

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Questions about blue petering

What is blue petering the present participle and gerund of?
Blue petering is the present participle and gerund of blue peter.

Words near blue petering in the dictionary

  1. blue pencil doctrine
  2. blue pencil doctrines
  3. blue penguin
  4. blue peter
  5. blue petered
  6. blue petering
  7. blue peters
  8. blue petrel
  9. blue pigeon
  10. blue pigeon flyer
  11. blue pigeon flyers

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