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cobbering up

cobbering up is the present participle and gerund of cobber up.

Meaning of cobber up

Verb

cobber up (third-person singular simple present cobbers up, present participle cobbering up, simple past and past participle cobbered up)

  1. (Australia, intransitive, slang) To make friends (with someone).
    • The fellas I've been cobbering up with were from Brisbane.

Questions about cobbering up

What is cobbering up the present participle and gerund of?
Cobbering up is the present participle and gerund of cobber up.

Words near cobbering up in the dictionary

  1. Cobben
  2. cobber
  3. cobber up
  4. Cobberas
  5. cobbered up
  6. cobbering up
  7. cobbers
  8. cobbers up
  9. Cobbett
  10. cobbette
  11. cobbettes

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