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chanking

chanking is the present participle and gerund of chank.

Meaning of chank

Verb

chank (third-person singular simple present chanks, present participle chanking, simple past and past participle chanked)

  1. (US) To eat noisily; to champ or chomp.

See all 3 meanings of chank

Noun

chanking (plural chankings)

  1. (slang) Food that is spat out, or otherwise rejected.

Adjective

chanking (comparative more chanking, superlative most chanking)

  1. (Scotland, slang) Extremely cold.
    • I would return to Edinburgh but it's chanking!

Forms of chanking

Noun
pluralchankings
Adjective
comparativemore chanking
superlativemost chanking

Questions about chanking

What does chanking mean?
Chanking means food that is spat out, or otherwise rejected.
What is chanking the present participle and gerund of?
Chanking is the present participle and gerund of chank.
What part of speech is chanking?
Chanking can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of chanking?
The plural of chanking is chankings.

Words near chanking in the dictionary

  1. Chanie
  2. Chaniqua
  3. chank
  4. chanked
  5. Chankiang
  6. chanking
  7. chankings
  8. chankonabe
  9. chanks
  10. chanky
  11. chanlon

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