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corking off

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

Meaning of cork off

Verb

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

  1. (US, slang) To fall asleep.
    • ‘I'm going to sleep on the major's bed,’ Bonello said. ‘I'm going to sleep where the old man corks off.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 183

Questions about corking off

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

Words near corking off in the dictionary

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

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