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dawking

dawking is the present participle and gerund of dawk.

Meaning of dawk

Verb

dawk (third-person singular simple present dawks, present participle dawking, simple past and past participle dawked)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
  2. (transitive) To cut or mark with an incision; gash.
  3. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To dig up weeds.

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Questions about dawking

What is dawking the present participle and gerund of?
Dawking is the present participle and gerund of dawk.

Words near dawking in the dictionary

  1. dawk bungalow
  2. dawk bungalows
  3. dawked
  4. Dawkes
  5. Dawkin
  6. dawking
  7. Dawkinite
  8. Dawkinites
  9. Dawkins
  10. Dawkinsian
  11. Dawkinsite

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