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chiselling in

chiselling in is the present participle and gerund of chisel in.

Meaning of chisel in

Verb

chisel in (third-person singular simple present chisels in, present participle (US) chiseling in or (UK) chiselling in, simple past and past participle (US) chiseled in or (UK) chiselled in)

  1. (intransitive) To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
    • Ignore him, he's only here because he chiseled in.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To unfairly push in on (something); to gain a role in (something unsavory); to acquire a partial interest in (something) through deceit.
    • He's chiseling in on our operation.

Questions about chiselling in

What is chiselling in the present participle and gerund of?
Chiselling in is the present participle and gerund of chisel in.

Words near chiselling in in the dictionary

  1. chiselled up
  2. chiseller
  3. chisellers
  4. chisellike
  5. chiselling
  6. chiselling in
  7. chiselling out
  8. chiselling up
  9. chisellings
  10. chiselmouth
  11. chiselmouths

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