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clumsing

clumsing is the present participle and gerund of clumse.

Meaning of clumse

Verb

clumse (third-person singular simple present clumses, present participle clumsing, simple past and past participle clumsed)

  1. (transitive) To numb; benumb; stiffen or paralyse with cold or fear
  2. (intransitive) To be numb or benumbed; be stiffened or paralysed with cold or fear
  3. (Scotland, dialectal) To die of thirst

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Questions about clumsing

What is clumsing the present participle and gerund of?
Clumsing is the present participle and gerund of clumse.

Words near clumsing in the dictionary

  1. clumsies
  2. clumsiest
  3. clumsily
  4. clumsiness
  5. clumsinesses
  6. clumsing
  7. clumsy
  8. Clun
  9. Clunbury
  10. clunch
  11. clunched

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