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chibbing

chibbing is the present participle and gerund of chib.

Meaning of chib

Verb

chib (third-person singular simple present chibs, present participle chibbing, simple past and past participle chibbed)

  1. (Geordie, Scotland, slang) To shiv (stab).
    • And if they had knives too, their gang had all knives and people were going to get chibbed.2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, page 61

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Questions about chibbing

What is chibbing the present participle and gerund of?
Chibbing is the present participle and gerund of chib.

Words near chibbing in the dictionary

  1. Chibas
  2. chibbal
  3. chibbals
  4. chibbed
  5. chibbies
  6. chibbing
  7. chibby
  8. Chibcha
  9. Chibchan
  10. Chibchans
  11. Chibchas

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