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colloguing

colloguing is the present participle and gerund of collogue.

Meaning of collogue

Verb

collogue (third-person singular simple present collogues, present participle colloguing, simple past and past participle collogued)

  1. (transitive) To coax (someone); also, to flatter (someone).
  2. (intransitive) To simulate belief.
  3. (intransitive, rare) To talk privately or secretly; to conspire.
    • You let Dunsey have it, sir? And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must collogue with him to embezzle my money?1861, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC

Questions about colloguing

What is colloguing the present participle and gerund of?
Colloguing is the present participle and gerund of collogue.

Words near colloguing in the dictionary

  1. colloform
  2. collography
  3. collogue
  4. collogued
  5. collogues
  6. colloguing
  7. colloid
  8. colloidal
  9. colloidal gold
  10. colloidal silver
  11. colloidal silvers

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