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brown-nosing

brown-nosing is the present participle and gerund of brown-nose.

Questions about brown-nosing

What is brown-nosing the present participle and gerund of?
Brown-nosing is the present participle and gerund of brown-nose.

Words near brown-nosing in the dictionary

  1. brown-nose
  2. brown-nosed
  3. brown-noser
  4. brown-nosers
  5. brown-noses
  6. brown-nosing
  7. brown-out
  8. brown-outs
  9. brown-point shield skin longirostris
  10. brown-rumped minivet
  11. brown-rumped minivets

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