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corncobbing

corncobbing is the present participle and gerund of corncob.

Meaning of corncob

Verb

corncob (third-person singular simple present corncobs, present participle corncobbing, simple past and past participle corncobbed)

  1. (intransitive) To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
  2. (Internet, US, transitive) To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.
    • “Do you enjoy being corncobbed?”2017 July 18, Jeremy Gordon, “CNN’s Most Cynical Pundit Got Mercilessly Owned in a Reddit AMA”, in SPIN

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Questions about corncobbing

What is corncobbing the present participle and gerund of?
Corncobbing is the present participle and gerund of corncob.

Words near corncobbing in the dictionary

  1. corncakes
  2. corncob
  3. corncob engine
  4. corncob engines
  5. corncobbed
  6. corncobbing
  7. corncobs
  8. corncockle
  9. corncockles
  10. corncracker
  11. Corncracker State

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