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cat-burglaring

cat-burglaring is the present participle and gerund of cat-burglar.

Meaning of cat-burglar

Verb

cat-burglar (third-person singular simple present cat-burglars, present participle cat-burglaring, simple past and past participle cat-burglared)

  1. (rare) To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.
    • Mr. Tuckerfield: Thank you, Mr. Shensky! Hey! These aren't my shoes!
      Angela: Of course not! You cat-burglared them!
      Officer Halcroft: Of course he didn't cat-burglar them, Angela. Because he had the wrong glasses on, Mr. Tuckerfield has been picking up stuff that isn't his by accident.1999, Mona the Vampire, "The Whirling Void" (season 1, episode 4a)

Questions about cat-burglaring

What is cat-burglaring the present participle and gerund of?
Cat-burglaring is the present participle and gerund of cat-burglar.

Words near cat-burglaring in the dictionary

  1. cat-bird
  2. cat-block
  3. cat-blocks
  4. cat-burglar
  5. cat-burglared
  6. cat-burglaring
  7. cat-burglarize
  8. cat-burglarized
  9. cat-burglarizes
  10. cat-burglarizing
  11. cat-burglars

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