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colonelling

colonelling 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 colonelling

What is colonelling the present participle and gerund of?
Colonelling is the present participle and gerund of colonel.

Words near colonelling in the dictionary

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

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