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chin-chinning

chin-chinning is the present participle and gerund of chin-chin.

Meaning of chin-chin

Verb

chin-chin (third-person singular simple present chin-chins, present participle chin-chinning, simple past and past participle chin-chinned)

  1. (dated, transitive) To greet; to toast.
    • She ‘chin-chins’ the captain... and then nods her pretty head.1859, All the Year Round, number I, page 18
  2. (dated, intransitive) To say 'chin-chin'.
    • We ‘chin-chinned’ over foaming beakers.1892 Sept, The Cornhill Magazine, page 268

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Questions about chin-chinning

What is chin-chinning the present participle and gerund of?
Chin-chinning is the present participle and gerund of chin-chin.

Words near chin-chinning in the dictionary

  1. chin whelk
  2. Chin-ch'eng
  3. Chin-ch'uan
  4. chin-chin
  5. chin-chinned
  6. chin-chinning
  7. chin-chins
  8. Chin-chou
  9. Chin-chung
  10. Chin-hua
  11. Chin-men

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