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cat-burgling

cat-burgling is the present participle and gerund of cat-burgle.

Meaning of cat-burgle

Verb

cat-burgle (third-person singular simple present cat-burgles, present participle cat-burgling, simple past and past participle cat-burgled)

  1. (rare) Synonym of cat-burglar (“to burglarize like a cat burglar”).
    Synonyms:
    cat-burglar

Questions about cat-burgling

What is cat-burgling the present participle and gerund of?
Cat-burgling is the present participle and gerund of cat-burgle.

Words near cat-burgling in the dictionary

  1. cat-burglarizing
  2. cat-burglars
  3. cat-burgle
  4. cat-burgled
  5. cat-burgles
  6. cat-burgling
  7. cat-call
  8. cat-called
  9. cat-calling
  10. cat-calls
  11. cat-castle

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