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choring

choring is the present participle and gerund of chore.

Meaning of chore

Verb (1)

chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle choring, simple past and past participle chored)

  1. (US, dated) To do chores.

Verb (2)

chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle choring, simple past and past participle chored)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) To steal.
    • "Graham Reid's the thief. I saw him chore the sweeties. Bit naebody's gaun tae believe a spikkin boolie. ..."1996, Sheena Blackhall, Wittgenstein's Web: Scottish Short Stories, page 11
    Synonyms:
    steal, thieve, twoc

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Questions about choring

What is choring the present participle and gerund of?
Choring is the present participle and gerund of chore.

Words near choring in the dictionary

  1. choriatiki
  2. choric
  3. chorine
  4. chorinergic
  5. chorines
  6. choring
  7. chorio
  8. chorio-
  9. chorioadenoma
  10. chorioadenomas
  11. chorioadenomata

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