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corking it

corking it is the present participle and gerund of cork it.

Meaning of cork it

Verb

cork it (third-person singular simple present corks it, present participle corking it, simple past and past participle corked it)

  1. (slang) To be quiet; to shut up.
    • He was so loud I told him to cork it.

Questions about corking it

What is corking it the present participle and gerund of?
Corking it is the present participle and gerund of cork it.

Words near corking it in the dictionary

  1. Corkills
  2. corkindrill
  3. corkindrills
  4. corkiness
  5. corking
  6. corking it
  7. corking off
  8. corking out
  9. corking pin
  10. corking pins
  11. corking up

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