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bulldogging

bulldogging is the present participle and gerund of bulldog.

Meaning of bulldog

Verb

bulldog (third-person singular simple present bulldogs, present participle bulldogging, simple past and past participle bulldogged)

  1. (intransitive, often) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
    • So to give you some idea, we had scenarios where Yamato came steaming over the horizon and just bulldogged its way straight through the American battleline, and the whole thing was done and dusted inside of an hour, with 18-inch shells just blowing apart anything in sight.2019 March 6, Drachinifel, 14:01 from the start, in The Battle of Samar (Alternate History) - Bring on the Battleships!, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2022
    Synonyms:
    bull
  2. (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).

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Questions about bulldogging

What is bulldogging the present participle and gerund of?
Bulldogging is the present participle and gerund of bulldog.

Words near bulldogging in the dictionary

  1. bulldog scalp
  2. bulldogged
  3. bulldoggedness
  4. bulldogger
  5. bulldoggers
  6. bulldogging
  7. bulldoggish
  8. bulldoggishly
  9. bulldoggy
  10. bulldogs
  11. bulldozable

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