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coloneling

coloneling is the present participle and gerund of colonel.

Meaning of colonel

Verb

colonel (third-person singular simple present colonels, present participle (US) coloneling or (UK) colonelling, simple past and past participle (US) coloneled or (UK) colonelled)

  1. (intransitive) To act as or like a colonel.
    • Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling,
      And out he rode Colonelling.1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, London, page 2

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Questions about coloneling

What is coloneling the present participle and gerund of?
Coloneling is the present participle and gerund of colonel.

Words near coloneling in the dictionary

  1. colonelcies
  2. colonelcy
  3. coloneled
  4. coloneless
  5. colonelesses
  6. coloneling
  7. colonelled
  8. colonelling
  9. colonels
  10. colonels commandant
  11. colonels' coup

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