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bullocking

bullocking is the present participle and gerund of bullock.

Meaning of bullock

Verb

bullock (third-person singular simple present bullocks, present participle bullocking, simple past and past participle bullocked)

  1. To bully.
    • Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 47

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Adjective

bullocking (comparative more bullocking, superlative most bullocking)

  1. (colloquial) powerful
    • Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break...2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport

Forms of bullocking

comparativemore bullocking
superlativemost bullocking

Questions about bullocking

What does bullocking mean?
Bullocking means powerful.
What is bullocking the present participle and gerund of?
Bullocking is the present participle and gerund of bullock.
What part of speech is bullocking?
Bullocking is an adjective.

Words near bullocking in the dictionary

  1. bullock-bows
  2. bullock-cart
  3. bullock-carts
  4. bullocked
  5. bullockies
  6. bullocking
  7. Bullockite
  8. Bullockites
  9. bullocks
  10. Bullocks Flat
  11. bullocky

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