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bollixing up

bollixing up is the present participle and gerund of bollix up.

Meaning of bollix up

Verb

bollix up (third-person singular simple present bollixes up, present participle bollixing up, simple past and past participle bollixed up)

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To confuse or fluster.
    Synonyms:
    bumfuzzle

Questions about bollixing up

What is bollixing up the present participle and gerund of?
Bollixing up is the present participle and gerund of bollix up.

Words near bollixing up in the dictionary

  1. bollixed
  2. bollixed up
  3. bollixes
  4. bollixes up
  5. bollixing
  6. bollixing up
  7. Bollman
  8. Bollmans
  9. Bollnäs
  10. bollock
  11. bollock dagger

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