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codding

codding is the present participle and gerund of cod.

Meaning of cod

Verb

cod (third-person singular simple present cods, present participle codding, simple past and past participle codded)

  1. (dialectal, slang, transitive) To attempt to deceive or confuse; to kid.
    • "How are you, Mary?"
      "I thought your friend Mac was codding me that you would come."1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 339
  2. (Ireland, intransitive, slang) To joke; to kid.
    • I'm only codding!

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Noun

codding (uncountable)

  1. cod fishing

Proper noun capitalized: Codding

Codding (plural Coddings)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of codding

pluralCoddings

Origin of codding

Probably an Americanized form of German Kötting or Götting.

Questions about codding

What does codding mean?
Codding means cod fishing.
What is codding the present participle and gerund of?
Codding is the present participle and gerund of cod.
What part of speech is codding?
Codding can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near codding in the dictionary

  1. coddam
  2. codded
  3. codder
  4. codders
  5. coddies
  6. codding
  7. Coddings
  8. Coddington
  9. Coddington lens
  10. Coddington magnifier
  11. Coddington magnifiers

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